Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Somewhat orange in color.
- adjective Somewhat orange in flavor.
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- adjective Relatively
orange in colour. - adjective Similar to an
orange .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
Etymologies
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Examples
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When I got the fish near the surface, I could see its orangish form cruising through the water, occasionally fighting my line with strong kicks of its tail.
Big Fish vs. Small Boat Kris Hudson 2011
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This monomorphic species is identified by its overall greyish colour, white forehead, orange-red eyes surrounded by black and its orangish or chestnut-coloured belly and undertail coverts.
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But it's still blue/orangish ... even the crappiest studio photoshop hack knows about that rule.
/Film UK - Britain’s Bigelow, Frankie Boyle Does Superheroes, Reel Music and More | /Film 2010
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All I can see in any direction below, except the collection of concrete barriers and tents called Korean Village, is orangish sand.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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All I can see in any direction below, except the collection of concrete barriers and tents called Korean Village, is orangish sand.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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They saw BB-size globs, he said, that were the same orangish color as the oil on the surface.
Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government data 2010
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They saw BB-size globs, he said, that were the same orangish color as the oil on the surface.
Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government data 2010
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I always thought it was less of a burgundy and more of the orangish-red he used on everything ... based on what I've seen in chicago and phoenix I know FLW was more hip than these colors.
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He was led to that belief not by a trail of bread crumbs but the "orangish sludge" that "leads a path" directly to the oil platform and plumes of oil.
Charles Karel Bouley: BP Not the Only Villains Here, We're The Addicts, After All 2010
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The bird bends down to delicately lift an orangish fruit—the seed of a cycad?
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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