1
: somewhat gray
2
of a color
: low in saturation
Examples of grayish in a Sentence
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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All hands on deck In 2020, Ogg and other fishermen off the California coast noticed that the flesh of adult salmon had discolored from a bright reddish pink to a dull grayish pink.
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
From a base of curvaceous grayish green foliage, thick cylindrical stems grow up to three feet tall, sporting reddish-purple flowers.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
From a base of curvaceous grayish green foliage, thick cylindrical stems grow up to three feet tall, sporting reddish-purple flowers.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayish. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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