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BLACKISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blackish mean?
• BLACKISH (adjective)
The adjective BLACKISH has 1 sense:
1. of something that is somewhat black
Familiarity information: BLACKISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of something that is somewhat black
Context example:
blackish clouds
Similar:
achromatic; neutral (having no hue)
Context examples
The coat comes in red, brindle, blackish, sand and various shades of gray.
(Cairn Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
The blackish soil is kept forever soft by the incessant drift of spray, and a bird would leave its tread upon it.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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