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pinkish

[ ping-kish ]

/ ˈpɪŋ kɪʃ /

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adjective

somewhat pink: The sky at sunset has a pinkish glow.

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Origin of pinkish

First recorded in 1775–85; pink¹ + -ish¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pinkish

To the experienced eye the color of the egg indicates that it has died as it takes on a sort of pinkish or darkish tint.
Ducks and Geese|Harry M. Lamon
It was too late now: nothing could be gained by crushing the flickering vitality from that aged, pinkish husk.
Mountain Blood|Joseph Hergesheimer
They were of a pinkish purple color, and I wondered if they could be bits of a druggist's phial which had contained poison.
A Chain of Evidence|Carolyn Wells
The venter is pinkish tan with small reddish brown spots on the throat and darker brown spots on the chest and belly.
A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus|Linda Trueb

Blaine saw a tiny puff of pinkish vapor that spurted from the bosom of that metallic garment.
The Copper-Clad World|Harl Vincent