blackishadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈblækɪʃ/

Forms: see black adj. and n. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: black adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < black adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat black; tending to black.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > blackish

blackOE

blackisha1450

dark-coloured?1523

blacky1594

nigrescent1725

nigresceous1887

a1450 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 30 (MED) Sardoynes is a stone of a redisshe Reedness & blackysshe.

1486 Bk. St. Albans B iij As longe as yowre hawkes fete be blakysh and rough: she is full of grece.

1533 T. Paynell tr. U. von Hutten De Morbo Gallico vi. f. 11^v His tymbre is oyle and fatte, in colour like boxe, but somwhat blackyshe.

1574 T. Hill Govt. Bees in Arte of Gardening 66 This is a great token of raine to follow, when as the Sunne in the day time, and the Moone in the night, do appeare pale, or blackish of colour.

1611 Bible (King James) Job vi. 16 As the streame of brookes..Which are blackish by reason of the yce.

1676 T. Sherley tr. V. A. Moellenbrock Cochlearia Curiosa ii. 29 Orpine hath blewish leaves, that is obscurely blackish like Plumbago.

1720 P. Blair Bot. Ess. i. 28 Sometimes they are covered with a..Sheath at the top, which appears blackish in the middle of the Flourish.

1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. 807 We observ'd..a fish in shape much like the Bream... It is blackish with thick lips.

1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies 109 Till blackish seems but dun, and whitish—grey.

1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 136 The cheeks are blackish.

1980 D. Brin Sundiver v. xiv. 143 The sunken, blackish sunspots with their umbral depths and penumbral flows.

2002 R. Manicka Rice Mother (2003) 214 Thick blackish blood.

Compounds

Modifying adjectives and nouns of colour, as blackish-brown, blackish-red, blackish-yellow, etc.

ΚΠ

?1562 W. Ward tr. R. Roussat Most Excellent Bk. Doctour & Astrologien Arcandam sig. P.vi They that haue in theyr Eyes a blackyshe Whyte, are commonly great Personages.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 519 His beast..being of a blackish dusky colour.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole ii. xv. 580 The fruit..is..of a blackish red colour.

1785 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) ii. 58 My Habit is..Pitch coulour —a sort of blackish green.

1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 65 Tinged with a dark blackish-brown colour.

1837 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 22 7 By dry distillation I obtained..a blackish-grey sublimate.

1849 D. Campbell Pract. Text-bk. Inorg. Chem. 254 When the corresponding sulphide..is roasted, this oxide remains as a blackish-blue powder.

1919 Auk Oct. 553 Forehead between metallic fluorite violet and blackish violet, shading to blackish purple.

1998 J. Shepley tr. M. R. Stern Story Tönle iv. 67 The ugliness and repulsion of that blackish yellow smoke.

2000 S. Raichlen Barbecue Bible 18 A blackish-brown or blackish-pink salt with a smoky, almost sulfurous flavor.

Derivatives

ˈblackishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adverb] > blackish

blackishly1635

1635 D. Person Varieties i. 10 The Moone..appeareth blackishly browne, yet not altogether destitute of light.

1890 Ann. Gynæcol. & Pædiatry Aug. 587/1 The metal electrode shows itself to be blackishly colored.

1901 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 25 Extracts Proc. p. ccxx Flowers whitish, with blackishly fringed lip.

2008 R. Deonandan in J. Armin & N. G. Moore Toronto Noir iii. 182 ‘What you doin', child?’ He coughed blackishly. ‘I said I dyin'.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blackish
释义	blackishadj. Brit. /ˈblakɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈblækɪʃ/ Forms: see black adj. and n. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: black adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < black adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat black; tending to black. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > blackish blackOE blackisha1450 dark-coloured?1523 blacky1594 nigrescent1725 nigresceous1887 a1450 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 30 (MED) Sardoynes is a stone of a redisshe Reedness & blackysshe. 1486 Bk. St. Albans B iij As longe as yowre hawkes fete be blakysh and rough: she is full of grece. 1533 T. Paynell tr. U. von Hutten De Morbo Gallico vi. f. 11^v His tymbre is oyle and fatte, in colour like boxe, but somwhat blackyshe. 1574 T. Hill Govt. Bees in Arte of Gardening 66 This is a great token of raine to follow, when as the Sunne in the day time, and the Moone in the night, do appeare pale, or blackish of colour. 1611 Bible (King James) Job vi. 16 As the streame of brookes..Which are blackish by reason of the yce. 1676 T. Sherley tr. V. A. Moellenbrock Cochlearia Curiosa ii. 29 Orpine hath blewish leaves, that is obscurely blackish like Plumbago. 1720 P. Blair Bot. Ess. i. 28 Sometimes they are covered with a..Sheath at the top, which appears blackish in the middle of the Flourish. 1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. 807 We observ'd..a fish in shape much like the Bream... It is blackish with thick lips. 1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies 109 Till blackish seems but dun, and whitish—grey. 1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 136 The cheeks are blackish. 1980 D. Brin Sundiver v. xiv. 143 The sunken, blackish sunspots with their umbral depths and penumbral flows. 2002 R. Manicka Rice Mother (2003) 214 Thick blackish blood. Compounds Modifying adjectives and nouns of colour, as blackish-brown, blackish-red, blackish-yellow, etc. ΚΠ ?1562 W. Ward tr. R. Roussat Most Excellent Bk. Doctour & Astrologien Arcandam sig. P.vi They that haue in theyr Eyes a blackyshe Whyte, are commonly great Personages. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 519 His beast..being of a blackish dusky colour. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole ii. xv. 580 The fruit..is..of a blackish red colour. 1785 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) ii. 58 My Habit is..Pitch coulour —a sort of blackish green. 1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 65 Tinged with a dark blackish-brown colour. 1837 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 22 7 By dry distillation I obtained..a blackish-grey sublimate. 1849 D. Campbell Pract. Text-bk. Inorg. Chem. 254 When the corresponding sulphide..is roasted, this oxide remains as a blackish-blue powder. 1919 Auk Oct. 553 Forehead between metallic fluorite violet and blackish violet, shading to blackish purple. 1998 J. Shepley tr. M. R. Stern Story Tönle iv. 67 The ugliness and repulsion of that blackish yellow smoke. 2000 S. Raichlen Barbecue Bible 18 A blackish-brown or blackish-pink salt with a smoky, almost sulfurous flavor. Derivatives ˈblackishly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adverb] > blackish blackishly1635 1635 D. Person Varieties i. 10 The Moone..appeareth blackishly browne, yet not altogether destitute of light. 1890 Ann. Gynæcol. & Pædiatry Aug. 587/1 The metal electrode shows itself to be blackishly colored. 1901 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 25 Extracts Proc. p. ccxx Flowers whitish, with blackishly fringed lip. 2008 R. Deonandan in J. Armin & N. G. Moore Toronto Noir iii. 182 ‘What you doin', child?’ He coughed blackishly. ‘I said I dyin'.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1450
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