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Definition of Pinkish
1. Adjective. Of a light shade of red.
Definition of Pinkish
1. a. Somewhat pink.
Definition of Pinkish
1. Adjective. somewhat pink ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinkish
1. somewhat pink [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinkish
Literary usage of Pinkish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"A small tree. Bark rough, brown, splitting into small squares. Wood pinkish-white,
moderately hard, even-grained, warps badly and has an unpleasant scent. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The magnification at д is 2, with strong brown lines on a white ground which
contains faint traces of a pinkish diffraction band in the middle. if the ratio ..."
3. The Apples of New York by Spencer Ambrose Beach, Nathaniel Ogden Booth, Orrin Morehouse Taylor (1905)
"Skin moderately thick, tough, smooth, rather bright green becoming yellow, usually
partly covered with a thin pinkish-red blush upon which there are often ..."
4. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1842)
"The sepals and petals are of a light purplish tint, indistinctly mottled -with
pale green, while the lip is of a delicate pinkish or lilac hue, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"The lice of the third generation are full grown in early June and are all winged
pinkish individuals. They migrate in a body to an alternate host- plant, ..."
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