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beigey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbeɪʒi/

Etymology

From beige + -y.

Meanings

  1. Somewhat beige in colour.
    • Opaque peachy pinks and beigey oranges, originally represented in abundance on garments and skin, remain only as traces. 2001, Mary Coker Joslin, Carolyn J. Watson, The Egerton Genesis, page 194:
    • […] Sarah stood in the bathroom at Flair, carefully applying a new beigey-pink Chanel lipstick that Paige swore looked good on everyone from albinos to Africans. 2008, Emily Listfield, Waiting to Surface, page 232:

Forms

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beigy alternative lexicographic
beigiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
beigier Degree=Cmp lexicographic