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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Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
The room, which has a quiet palette of dusty blues and grayish taupes, is connected through arched doorways to the kitchen on one end and the living room at the other.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
The Bradford pear tree is a medium-sized tree that reaches a height of up to 60 feet with bark that is a muted, grayish brown which splits into scales with age.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
The room, which has a quiet palette of dusty blues and grayish taupes, is connected through arched doorways to the kitchen on one end and the living room at the other.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
The Bradford pear tree is a medium-sized tree that reaches a height of up to 60 feet with bark that is a muted, grayish brown which splits into scales with age.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayish. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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