reddish

C1 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈɹɛdɪʃ/
adj Freq #33694

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Somewhat red.

    "Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.

  2. 2
    adj

    of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)

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Synonyms
1 adj · somewhat red. erubescentfloridreddishreddyrubicundrubiformrubricateruddy
2 adj · of a color at the end of... crimson
Opposites

Etymology

From Middle English redisch; equivalent to red + -ish.

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