grayish
Americanadjective
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having a tinge of gray; slightly gray.
The sky was full of dark, grayish clouds.
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similar to gray.
a grayish color; a grayish purple.
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Example Sentences
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
“Robotyne should be viewed as a mostly Russian-controlled grayish zone,” said Emil Kastehelmi, an analyst with the Black Bird Group.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
The work began at a wrinkled grayish London plane tree next to the Walla Walla High School football field.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The merpeople had grayish skin and long, wild, dark green hair.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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