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whitish

[ hwahy-tish, wahy- ]

adjective

  1. somewhat white; tending to white.


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Other Words From

  • whitish·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whitish1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; white, -ish 1

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Example Sentences

This bird also has a whitish streak over the eye, which seems wanting in A. streperus.

The whitish patches of pharyngomycosis leptothrica are largely composed of these fungi.

If the ground is well burned it will be a little crusty and whitish, and will pulverize beautifully.

The antennae are ciliated, whitish above, and brownish beneath.

Crystalline epidote, and whitish quartz, apparently from a vein.

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