TAUPE

fuscous, taupe

(adjective) of something having a dusky brownish grey color

taupe

(noun) a greyish brown

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

taupe (countable and uncountable, plural taupes)

A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.

Adjective

taupe (comparative more taupe, superlative most taupe)

Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

Anagrams

• ate up, eat up

Source: Wiktionary



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(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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