greenish

Word family  noun green greenery greens the greening adjective green greenish verb green

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green·ish /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ adjective  CCslightly green 略带绿色的

Examples from the Corpus

greenish• Now greenish bile is in your mouth, and running into the sink.• A dozen or so greenish boulders lurked with angular menace below.• They were large and greenish brown.• In the greenish cast of the thallium iodide driving light, Pat lands us gently on pillow basalts.• Her greenish eyes were wide open, staring sightless at the ceiling.• The gas-jet projecting from the wall above the fireplace filled the room with a greenish glow.• They are greenish gray to yellowish with many large round dark spots.• a greenish tinge• Even when ripe, these huge fruits have a greenish yellow skin and flesh, so don't be put off.

green·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable  

green Corpus slightly

greenish
green‧ish /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ adjectiveslightly green

green·ishBrE /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ 🔊 adjectivefairly green in colour 带绿色的；浅绿色的