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gray

Main Entry:: ¹gray
Variant(s):: also grey \ˈgrā\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: of the color gray b: tending toward gray <blue-gray eyes> c: dull in color2: having the hair gray : hoary3: clothed in gray4 a: lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor; also : dismal, gloomy <a gray day> b: prosaically ordinary : dull, uninteresting5: having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character <an ethically gray area>

— gray·ly adverb

— gray·ness noun

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