cinereous
i adjective
1.
in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies.
2.
resembling ashes.
3.
ashen; ash-colored; grayish: a cinereous bird.
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cinereous or cineritious (sɪˈnɪərɪəs, ˌsɪnəˈrɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of a greyish colour |
| 2. | resembling or consisting of ashes |
| [C17: from Latin cinereus, from cinis ashes] | |
| cineritious or cineritious | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin cinereus, from cinis ashes] | |
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