purplish

American

[pur-plish] / ˈpɜr plɪʃ /

Or purply

adjective

of or having a somewhat purple hue.

Other Word Forms

purplishness

noun

Etymology

Origin of purplish

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

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purplish

For weeks afterward, she could barely look at the purplish scar running from her neck down her chest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Former first Lady Jill Biden yet again wore a purplish blue from head to toe.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025

Birds squawked in weird intonations, a few stars dotted a purplish sky, and the temperature felt like it dropped several degrees.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024

Coffman, who served two decades in the military before coming to Congress, was perennially endangered given his purplish district in the Denver suburbs.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

The skin under her eyes was purplish, but still, she beamed at Cat.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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