reddish

[red-ish]

adjective

somewhat red; tending to red; tinged with red.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English redische. See red¹, -ish¹

Related forms

red·dish·ness, noun

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reddish (ˈrɛdɪʃ)

—*adj*
	somewhat red

reddishly

—*adv*

reddishness

—n

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