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greyish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English greyish From grey + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of grayish.
    alt of grayish
    • Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […] 2013, K. A. Spencer, Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance, page 264:

Deriveds

greyishness · greyishly