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[ pur-plish ] / ˈpɜr plɪʃ /
adjectiveof or having a somewhat purple hue. Origin of purplishFirst recorded in 1555–65; purple + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM purplishpur·plish·ness, nounWords nearby purplishpurple prose, purple sage, purple sandpiper, purple shore crab, purple trillium, purplish, purport, purported, purportedly, purpose, purpose-built Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purplishThe orange glow began to fade as the sun set, turning softer, then pink as the sky darkened to a purplish blue. Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story|Alex Belth|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST A summer storm cell breaks, purplish and powerful, over the North Park Baptist Church on the north side of Orlando. Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST After an interminable climb he saw the purplish Martian sky through the glass doors of an airlock. The Martian Cabal|Roman Frederick Starzl Purpurascens means becoming purple or purplish; so named because the blue gills become purple when bruised. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The man's purplish red face, his heavy eyelids, the nervous twitchings, all spoke of his addiction to drink. The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux All summer the leaves are green, with pale linings, and when summer ends, they turn to rich shades of purplish red. Trees Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers The leaves are perfectly smooth, dull purplish red on the lower side, and pale green with purplish blotches above. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
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