purplish

American  

[pur-plish] / ˈpɜr plɪʃ /

Or purply

adjective

1. of or having a somewhat purple hue.

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Other Word Forms

• purplishness noun

Etymology

Origin of purplish

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

Example Sentences

The giraffe bent its knobby head down and wrapped a purplish tongue around the carrot Nicole was holding.

From Literature

He stripped off his shirt—Irian looked away, and up again, and away—and Christopher saw with dismay that his arm had turned a terrible purplish gray.

From Literature

Directly below this building is a gigantic, swirling portal of purplish energy that looks like it’s made from the same thing as what’s in glowsticks.

From Literature

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

From BBC

Kicking back to watch purplish and pink sunset colors arc over the sky while the last gasps of alpenglow fade from Mount Adams felt like a classic Northwest rural tableau.

From Seattle Times