grayish

[ grey-ish ]

/ ˈgreɪ ɪʃ /

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adjective

having a tinge of gray; slightly gray: The sky was full of dark, grayish clouds.

similar to gray: a grayish color; a grayish purple.

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Also especially British, grey·ish .

Origin of grayish

First recorded in 1555–65; gray¹ + -ish¹

Words nearby grayish

gray-headed, gray hepatization, grayhound, gray induration, gray iron, grayish, gray jay, Gray Lady, graylag, grayling, graymail

How to use grayish in a sentence

Paula Neal happily accepted a three-toned wig — with dark roots, a grayish middle and purple ends — that matched the purple in her hair she had begun to lose.
A confidence boost for women who lose their hair to cancer: A free wig and stylist|Kellie B. Gormly|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
That means painted lady caterpillars — which are grayish-brown with yellow stripes and spikes — don’t have a lot to eat, and the painted lady population can’t grow.
A European butterfly bonanza starts with caterpillars 4,000 miles away|Benji Jones|June 25, 2021|Vox
It just has grayish, ropelike tissue that burrows through soil.
‘Vampire’ parasite challenges the definition of a plant|Susan Milius|September 16, 2020|Science News For Students
One week her hair was grayish pink, the next it was black with bangs, then pixie-cut, then Marilyn Monroe–like curls.
Agyness Deyn in ‘Pusher’: On Stripping, Acting, and How She’s Not Done Modeling|Isabel Wilkinson|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The public observers were overwhelmingly male, most of them in jeans and grayish blazers.
Norway Puts Hate on Trial, With Anders Behring Breivik’s Ugly Beliefs|Asne Seierstad|April 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They are grayish or colorless, and have a dull waxy look, as if cut from paraffin (Figs. 43 and 61).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Beauty was still hers, and the dress of grayish hue, nun-like in its simplicity, seemed more than royal robe.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
But here is an account of an Indian monkey, of a light grayish yellow color, with black hands and feet.
Minnie's Pet Monkey|Madeline Leslie
His grayish brown hair was combed carefully from one side across the top in an unsuccessful attempt to conceal his baldness.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
They vary exceedingly in colour, and pass through the intermediate gradations from a dark brown to a pale fulvous, and a grayish.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various