Meaning & use
grayish
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Somewhat gray in color.
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The sky turned a grayish shade before the storm broke.
Her hair had gone a soft grayish white over the years.
A note on using this word
The spelling 'grayish' is standard in American English, while 'greyish' is preferred in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
greyishashen
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