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  • adjective Somewhat maroon in colour.

Etymologies

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maroon +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • Lisa, yes the red quinoa is kind of maroonish red.

    Kalyn Plays With Her Food! Paper Chef #14: Curried Cashew Chicken Salad with Quinoa and Baby Peas Kalyn Denny 2006

  • B_____ got one too --- but hers was a maroonish red instead of deep purple.

    The Who :: Girl's Eyes cleverjello 2008

  • You see right there, she's the one on the ground, wearing that maroonish, that maroonish top.

    CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2007 2007

  • I run after her as fast as I can in time to see her get in a maroonish car, and repeat the license plate over and over to myself as they drive away.

    madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2006

  • I was wondering.. how could I change the backgound maroonish, originally into a tiled background? the saucy wench July 21, 2005 9:52 PM # | Delete hi! how can i change the color of my entries to WHITE instead of black?

    Death 2005

  • Well, I actually found something at the usual thrift store visits today - a pinkish, maroonish-colored jacket.

    oatcake Diary Entry oatcake 2002

  • The vehicle they had been seen in, last seen in, was a conversion-type van, a maroonish, brownish vehicle -- late '70s, early' 80s -- with temporary tags of an unknown state.

    CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2001 2001

  • And I have purple spots on my fingers, my tongue is blue and my teeth are a maroonish-brown.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001

  • No, better to go with black, or a deep maroonish. hey, has anyone tried Madlibs coffee yet?

    WFMU's recent playlists 2010

  • The colours that I selected for the tiles are the most popular ones - maroonish red and a calming yellow.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2010

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