Definitions

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  • adjective Somewhat orange in colour.
  • adjective Resembling, or flavoured with, oranges (the fruit).

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Examples

  • Now the result is something like this: gray on the sides but still kind of orangey on top.

    "I just said I've always wanted to sleep with a man with gray hair." Ann Althouse 2009

  • I heard about it by email from Patricia: LEROY FORNEY IS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, HAVING JUST SOLD HIS FIRST PAINTING! i wish you could have seen how excited michelle was when she took it off the wall, hugging it with a big smile. she was almost dancing when she left. she chose the "orangey" building on the wall by itself. it reminded her of where they stayed in italy. i have your check.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • And quite a lot of herbal teas seem to insert “citrus” flavors via dipping the herbs in some kind of orangey liquid.

    2009 August | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2009

  • And quite a lot of herbal teas seem to insert “citrus” flavors via dipping the herbs in some kind of orangey liquid.

    My Favorite Mighty Leaf Teas So Far | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2009

  • Then it told me it wanted to be stamped, which I thought was sensible of it, so I've stamped with two different small stamps in purple and a kind of orangey gold colour, and in the centre a larger stamp which is very similar to one of the smaller ones (oh, and if you were wondering if you can stamp on top of a silk hankie, the answer is yes).

    Archive 2007-07-01 katelnorth 2007

  • Then it told me it wanted to be stamped, which I thought was sensible of it, so I've stamped with two different small stamps in purple and a kind of orangey gold colour, and in the centre a larger stamp which is very similar to one of the smaller ones (oh, and if you were wondering if you can stamp on top of a silk hankie, the answer is yes).

    Sunny (for once) Saturday's roundup katelnorth 2007

  • Well, apparently that kind of orangey golden plume of smoke could be seen miles away.

    CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2009 2009

  • This is my actual new phone…except NOT green, kind of orangey-ish

    I Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program…. « 2008

  • For something dry, clean and on the martini spectrum, there's the gin-based, and orangey Poet's Dream.

    Classic Cocktails 2011

  • After accepting her offer of “welcome” glass of orange juice (mmm, orangey), I made my way up to my upstairs, second floor room, which was small – with two twin beds, a desk that was clearly constructed for a 8-year old, and a dingy looking shower (which I ignored for now … sleep was calling me greater than cleanliness) – and quickly crashed.

    Powerless Hotels in Kathmandu » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

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