grayish

especially British, grey·ish

[grey-ish]

adjective

1. having a tinge of gray; slightly gray.

   The sky was full of dark, grayish clouds.

2. similar to gray.

   a grayish color; a grayish purple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grayish¹

First recorded in 1555–65; gray ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

He described working in a strawberry field while a nearby tractor was spraying a grayish fluid that smelled like chemicals.

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Partly because of their remarkable transcontinental voyage between salt lakes, the grayish birds have inspired a close partnership between communities in California and Argentina.

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On the afternoon of April 22, 1915, following a heavy artillery bombardment, French Algerian troops noticed a strange grayish green cloud drifting toward them from the German lines.

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But at this year’s event in early April, some browsers may have been unprepared for a small, grayish item on view: a book bound in human skin.

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Adult scale insects form a grayish to dark brown protective covering called a test that resembles an oyster or mussel shell.

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