purplish
or pur·ply
[pur-plish]
- of or having a somewhat purple hue.
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Origin of purplish
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Examples from the Web for purplish
Contemporary Examples
The orange glow began to fade as the sun set, turning softer, then pink as the sky darkened to a purplish blue.
A summer storm cell breaks, purplish and powerful, over the North Park Baptist Church on the north side of Orlando.
She was wearing a purplish button-down shirt and black trousers, and people seemed very happy to meet her.
Historical Examples
Purplish shadows had already begun to dim the tug and dock and ocean.
The Cruise of the Dry DockT. S. Stribling
The greenish margin and purplish center will mark the plant.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Was it his imagination, or had the purplish ink begun to fade?
Warning from the StarsRon Cocking
He clenched the pistol so tight that his nails turned of a purplish blue.
Ernest LinwoodCaroline Lee Hentz
There are three stamens and the anthers are pale or purplish.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Word Origin and History for purplish
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper