"grayey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more grayey [comparative], most grayey [superlative]
Etymology: gray + -ey Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gray|ey}} gray + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj}} grayey (comparative more grayey, superlative most grayey)
  1. Somewhat gray. Synonyms: grayish, greyey
    Sense id: en-grayey-en-adj-ovFLzwe8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey

Alternative forms

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