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brownish

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English brown Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English brownish From brown + -ish.

  1. Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.

    The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over […]

    Two pumps stood side by side in our kitchen. One was for well water and one was a cistern pump—water from the former was hard and clear, from the cistern it was brownish and soft.