Definitions

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  • adjective Somewhat brown.

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  • adjective of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown

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  • adjective of a color similar to that of wood or earth

Etymologies

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brown +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • Beige it is — upholstered, carpeted, and painted in brownish, grayish, yellowish hues.

    Future Schlock P. J. O 2008

  • Beige it is — upholstered, carpeted, and painted in brownish, grayish, yellowish hues.

    Future Schlock P. J. O 2008

  • Steve Nash and his teammates served up plates of food, with the menu consisting of white chunks of something in brownish-orange sauce over white rice.

    USATODAY.com - Yao makes quick impressions 2002

  • But then after it was fully eclipsed, it turned a kind of brownish-red.

    2008 February 21 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • But then after it was fully eclipsed, it turned a kind of brownish-red.

    Lunar Eclipse Loses To Stupidity On TV « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • It was hazy like that on the best of days and the "brownish" cloudy areas are a very good representation of the 1960's/70's smog.

    Nature 2009

  • It was hazy like that on the best of days and the "brownish" cloudy areas are a very good representation of the 1960's/70's smog.

    May 2009 2009

  • It was hazy like that on the best of days and the "brownish" cloudy areas are a very good representation of the 1960's/70's smog.

    Riparian Woodland: A Threatened Resource 2009

  • It was hazy like that on the best of days and the "brownish" cloudy areas are a very good representation of the 1960's/70's smog.

    Riparian Woodland: A Threatened Resource 2009

  • When I went to put oil in a few weeks ago, I had the same kind of brownish goop on the oil cap when I took it off.

    Holy cow! 2005

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