1
: somewhat gray
2
of a color
: low in saturation
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the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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The calculator is also available in five muted colors to better match your desk decor: off white, dark gray, grayish pink, grayish green, and grayish blue.
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
On a grayish Thursday afternoon in the East Village, Alan Cumming can be found at — where else? — Club Cumming.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
After digging, detectives found adipocere, a grayish wax or oil that a body emits when decomposing.
—Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
Warning signs for an overdose might include lips and/or fingertips turning blue, pale or grayish skin, unresponsiveness, limpness, slow or stopped breathing and loud snoring, according to the health department.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
On a grayish Thursday afternoon in the East Village, Alan Cumming can be found at — where else? — Club Cumming.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
After digging, detectives found adipocere, a grayish wax or oil that a body emits when decomposing.
—Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
Warning signs for an overdose might include lips and/or fingertips turning blue, pale or grayish skin, unresponsiveness, limpness, slow or stopped breathing and loud snoring, according to the health department.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayish. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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