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[ gree-nish ] / ˈgri nɪʃ /
adjectivesomewhat green; having a tinge of green. Origin of greenishMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at green, -ish1 Words nearby greenishgreenhouse, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, greenie, greening, greenish, green June beetle, greenkeeper, Greenland, Greenland Current, Greenlander Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for greenishIt was a kind of greenish liquid, and it was basically undrinkable. An Oral History of Mao’s Greatest Crime|Zhou Xun|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST In some parts, the sun's rays struggle to pierce the tree canopies, casting the whole world in a greenish gloom. Kevin Scott Sutay: Swallowed by the Jungle|Toby Muse|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST They are then nearly two inches long with spinous, greenish bodies, striped with lighter lines. Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed Live lobsters are brownish or greenish with bluish mottling; they turn red when boiled. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
Balancing a large soup tureen, he ladled a thin, greenish soup into the upper plate. Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon Its colour is dirty yellowish or greenish grey, with a row of dark spots on each side. Butterflies and Moths|William S. Furneaux It is of a greenish color, rather muddy, and heavier than water. The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
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