reddish

adjective

red·​dish ˈre-dish How to pronounce reddish (audio)
: tinged with red
reddishness noun

Examples of reddish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Swivel 180 degrees back from the moon to look west for the bright planet Venus and the bright twinkling, reddish star star Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Boötes; the comet will be high above a point roughly halfway between them. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Sketch your preferred silhouettes with a stick of charcoal, slather the negative space in a gluey reddish mixture, cover that in translucent gold leaf (glueless, the metal has a queasy green tinge), and burnish that with a wolf’s tooth. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 Leaving the diced tomatoes undrained and with all of the liquid in the can gives a reddish tint to the soup broth, and its natural acidity brightens the flavors of the soup overall. Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024 As the Starship re-entered the atmosphere, cameras on the rocket showed the reddish glow of heat building up on the belly of the spacecraft, intensifying as the descent continued. William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reddish 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reddish was in the 14th century

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“Reddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reddish. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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reddish

adjective
red·​dish ˈred-ish How to pronounce reddish (audio)
: somewhat red
reddishness noun
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