"blueish" meaning in English

See blueish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more blueish [comparative], most blueish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English blewissh, blewisch, equivalent to blue + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blewissh}} Middle English blewissh, {{m|enm|blewisch}} blewisch, {{af|en|blue|-ish}} blue + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} blueish (comparative more blueish, superlative most blueish)
  1. Alternative spelling of bluish Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bluish
    Sense id: en-blueish-en-adj-zIm5lrJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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