palish

[ pey-lish ]

/ ˈpeɪ lɪʃ /

adjective

somewhat pale.

Nearby words

Origin of palish

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pale¹, -ish¹

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Examples from the Web for palish

He was parchment-like and palish from sitting night after night and night after night over a sounder.
Held for Orders|Frank H. Spearman
Herb Paris bears flowers of a palish greena colour always suggestive of lurking poison.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
Werner turned to a palish lean Bohemian who stood a little apart.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Its colour is palish brown, which harmonizes with the brown-coloured water of the estuary of the Rio de la Plata.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various

The skin is yellow, the fruit of a palish red, and rather mealy.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

British Dictionary definitions for palish

palish

/ (ˈpeɪlɪʃ) /

adjective

rather pale

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