pinkish

adjective

pink·​ish ˈpiŋ-kish How to pronounce pinkish (audio)
: somewhat pink
especially : tending to be pink in politics
pinkishness noun

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Others have a darker brown-black coloring with blotchy pinkish stomachs. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 The photo provides a close-up perspective of branching coral spawning, featuring pinkish egg-and-sperm bundles. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 He was struck by the beauty of its most famous beach, a stretch of pinkish sand and turquoise water along the southwest coast. Thea Traff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Later that year, the Fearless Tour kicked off and Swift wore a pinkish strawberry red lip each night — the rest was history. Claire Fox, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pinkish

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pinkish was in 1785

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“Pinkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinkish. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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