Greyish

//ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of grayish. alt-of, alternative

    "Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black wordnet

Synonyms

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graygrayishgrayishgreygrey-haired

Example

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"The tower, tall and narrow, and built of a greyish stone, stood glimmering in the moonlight, like the sheeted spectre of some huge giant."

Etymology

From grey + -ish.

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