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BLUISH-PURPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bluish-purple mean?
• BLUISH-PURPLE (adjective)
The adjective BLUISH-PURPLE has 1 sense:
1. of purple tinged with blue
Familiarity information: BLUISH-PURPLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of purple tinged with blue
Synonyms:
blue-purple; bluish-purple
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Context examples
They start off a reddish color, and then turn bluish-purple and greenish-yellow before returning to normal.
(Bruises, NIH)
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