Altered

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.təd/

Definitions

1. Changed in order to improve or personalize something
2. Adjusted to produce a modified state or different appearance
3. Having been changed or made different from the original form or condition ; clothing that has been tailored to fit better or differently

Etymology: Its root is the Latin "alter," meaning "the other (of two)." That same root gives English "alter ego," literally "other self," and "alternate," "otherwise," and "alternative." To alter something, then, is to make it other than it was. The Latin verb "alterare" meant to change something into a different state, and it passed into English through Old French. The adjective "altered" is simply the past participle of the verb, so it describes something that has already been changed. The sense of changing something to improve it or make it fit a person's needs grew out of that basic idea of making a thing different.

Synonyms: changed, modified, adjusted

Antonyms: unchanged, constant