reddish

[ red-ish ]

adjective

1. somewhat red; tending to red; tinged with red.

ˈreddish

/ ˈrɛdɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat red

Derived Forms

• ˈreddishness, noun
• ˈreddishly, adverb

Other Words From

• reddish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reddish¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, reddish is from the Middle English word redische. See red ¹, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, they are blobs of reddish stars without any particular structure.

From The Daily Beast

Her finely penciled lips are a coppery brown, playing off her salmon-colored suit and her reddish hair.

From The Daily Beast

A few years later, Goudeau met Carr, a slender woman with a mane of long reddish-brown hair, at a Phoenix nightclub.

From The Daily Beast

Pedestrians dodge streams of reddish liquid in the streets, said to be pollution from tanneries.

From The Daily Beast

The hair is more reddish these days, and he likes to tuck under a black calf-skin hat.

From The Daily Beast

Microscopically, they are yellow or reddish-brown crystals, which differ greatly in size and shape.

From Project Gutenberg

Malarial parasites stain characteristically: the cytoplasm, sky-blue; the chromatin, reddish-purple.

From Project Gutenberg

The surface is covered by a shallow, reddish-coloured soil, producing a variety of shrubs and plants.

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She had the reddish hair of the Binns and the pearl-blue eyes of the Rummelsbergers from over the mountains.

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The cliffs of Red Point partake of a reddish tinge and appear to be disposed nearly in horizontal strata.

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