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purplish

or pur·ply

[ pur-plish ]

/ ˈpɜr plɪʃ /

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adjective

of or having a somewhat purple hue.

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Origin of purplish

First recorded in 1555–65; purple + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM purplish

pur·plish·ness, noun

Words nearby purplish

purple prose, purple sage, purple sandpiper, purple shore crab, purple trillium, purplish, purport, purported, purportedly, purpose, purpose-built

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Example sentences from the Web for purplish

The orange glow began to fade as the sun set, turning softer, then pink as the sky darkened to a purplish blue.
Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story|Alex Belth|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A summer storm cell breaks, purplish and powerful, over the North Park Baptist Church on the north side of Orlando.
Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Post 2010, the once-purplish second district was redrawn to be solidly red.
Can B-List Hollywood Stars Shine in Washington?|Michelle Cottle|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was wearing a purplish button-down shirt and black trousers, and people seemed very happy to meet her.
My Surreal Night With Michael Jackson|Abby Ellin|July 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The species is peculiar for its yellow pearly internal coat, and purplish rays.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Fine-grained quartzose sandstone, of a purplish hue, resembling a rock on the banks of the Severn, near Bridgenorth.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Purplish-brown epidote, with small nests or concretions of green epidote and quartz; forming a sort of amygdaloid.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The inside is pale purplish-brown, with a yellowish-white muscular impression.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Gaunt and grim was the vast station, with its freezing purplish electric light.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

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