Blackish
['blækɪʃ]
Definition
(adj.) of something that is somewhat black; 'blackish clouds' .
Checked by Jerome--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Somewhat black.
Editor: Seth
Examples
- Lunch was served on the lawn, under the great tree, whose thick, blackish boughs came down close to the grass. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Most of the native peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, but not all, have black or blackish skins, flat noses, thick lips, and frizzy hair. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The blackish soil is kept forever soft by the incessant drift of spray, and a bird would leave its tread upon it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The girls descended between the houses with slate roofs and blackish brick walls. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Seth