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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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
High school tuna was a shade of grayish purple that I can't really explain: slimy, flooded with mayo and, I swear, sometimes it moved across your plate without any assistance.
From Salon • Aug. 25, 2023
He came into the arena hours prior with his coaches and team wearing grayish shirts that read “Even Big Fish Get Caught.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
No zinc tub, no buckets of stove-heated water, no flaky, stiff, grayish towels washed in a kitchen sink, dried in a dusty backyard, no tangled black puffs of rough wool to comb.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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