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Reddish

//ˈɹɛdɪʃ// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Somewhat red.

    ""Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English redisch; equivalent to red + -ish.

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