purple
noun
any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
purpler
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comparativeof purple.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The more psalm-like accompaniments outweigh the purpler prose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
He is swishing and spitting a Châteaneuf-du-Pape purpler than August berries.
From Slate ● May 5, 2012
Named for a mythical sunken city, Ys was a prouder, purpler record than Newsom's debut.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2010
And the old gentleman winked at James and Jamie, and became still purpler with laughter that was struggling to be heard.
From Pirate Gold by Frederic Jesup Stimson
My body was purpler than a huckleberry pie, and my linen was torn into pieces finer than a postage-stamp.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870 by Various
