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greenish

[ gree-nish ]

adjective

  1. somewhat green; having a tinge of green.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of greenish1

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

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Example Sentences

I have found a pale greenish hue to be very soothing personally.

It was a kind of greenish liquid, and it was basically undrinkable.

In some parts, the sun's rays struggle to pierce the tree canopies, casting the whole world in a greenish gloom.

The greenish suit he wore was filled to capacity with overly developed muscles.

A nearly uniform greenish compound of epidote intimately mixed with quartz, also occurs at this place.

His eggs were the prettiest of all, a greenish blue, a robin's-egg blue, the dressmakers call it.

The emaciated face turned greenish-yellow, but in a moment he seemed to recover, and continued working.

Still whistling under his breath, he took off his uniform and donned a strange one, of greenish gray.

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