越描越黑 yuèmiáoyuèhēi to only make matters worse Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 越 yuè adverb the more Used in the 越...越... yuè... yuè pattern meaning "the more... the more...", or in 越来越... yuèláiyuè meaning "increasingly..."描 miáo to touch up To repeat strokes while painting or writing to darken the color or change the shape, such as retouching a drawing or applying makeup.越 yuè adverb the more Used in the 越...越... yuè... yuè pattern meaning "the more... the more...", or in 越来越... yuèláiyuè meaning "increasingly..."黑 hēi adjective black the color of coal or ink; opposite of 白 bái