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pinkish

[ping-kish]

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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

Historical Examples of pinkish

It is whitish, or yellowish, or pinkish, with its branches red-tipped.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
Flesh yellowish-white, slowly changing to pinkish when bruised.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
The active material has a pinkish color and is badly shrunken.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
And now far off she saw the dust blowing in a long, rolling, pinkish line.
The Indian's Hand
Lorimer Stoddard
The stone is brown, with a pinkish tint, and does not seem to stain easily.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)