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bluish

UK/ˈbluːɪʃ/ US/ˈbluɪʃ/ rare

adjective

1.

having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

  • “October”
  • “- Helen Hunt Jackson;”
  • “;”

Origin

From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.

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