PURPLISH

purple, violet, purplish

(adjective) of a color intermediate between red and blue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

purplish (comparative more purplish, superlative most purplish)

Somewhat purple in colour/color.

Synonyms

• purply

Source: Wiktionary


Pur"plish, a.

Definition: Somewhat purple. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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