1
: somewhat gray
2
of a color
: low in saturation
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Examples of grayish in a Sentence
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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Symptoms can include cold skin and a prickling feeling; red, white, bluish-white or grayish yellow skin; numbness; and hard or waxy-looking skin.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
An older cane is generally craggy, rougher in texture and grayish brown in color.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
The resulting symptoms can look pink to red with silvery scales in folks with fairer complexions, and violet or dark brown with grayish scales in those with deeper skin tones.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Jan. 2024
This creamy white color is softer and more transitional than a grayish winter white or a stark summer white.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
The fins and backs of whale sharks are adorned with a unique pattern of creamy white spots and stripes set against a dark grayish, brownish, or blueish backdrop.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
There are a variety of simple colors to choose from, including beige, black, grayish blue, green, milky white, pink, and purple, so finding a color that suits your teen is easy.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
The blue is grayish yet luminous in Saylor’s delicate illustration of moonglow lichen scattered across a field of textured brown.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The dark grayish waves were quiet on this brilliantly sunny but cold day.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
An older cane is generally craggy, rougher in texture and grayish brown in color.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
The resulting symptoms can look pink to red with silvery scales in folks with fairer complexions, and violet or dark brown with grayish scales in those with deeper skin tones.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Jan. 2024
This creamy white color is softer and more transitional than a grayish winter white or a stark summer white.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
The fins and backs of whale sharks are adorned with a unique pattern of creamy white spots and stripes set against a dark grayish, brownish, or blueish backdrop.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
There are a variety of simple colors to choose from, including beige, black, grayish blue, green, milky white, pink, and purple, so finding a color that suits your teen is easy.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
The blue is grayish yet luminous in Saylor’s delicate illustration of moonglow lichen scattered across a field of textured brown.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The dark grayish waves were quiet on this brilliantly sunny but cold day.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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