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bluish

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blu·ish also blue·ish  (blsh)
adj.
Somewhat blue.
bluish·ness n.
bluish, blueish [ˈbluːɪʃ]
adj
somewhat blue
bluishness , blueishness n
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Adj.1.bluish - of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
blue, blueish
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
bluish [ˈbluːɪʃ] ADJ → azulado, azulino
bluish blueish [ˈbluːɪʃ] adj → tirant sur le bleu
bluish
adj → bläulich
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