"maroonish" meaning in English

See maroonish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more maroonish [comparative], most maroonish [superlative]
Etymology: maroon + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|maroon|ish}} maroon + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} maroonish (comparative more maroonish, superlative most maroonish)
  1. Somewhat maroon in colour.
    Sense id: en-maroonish-en-adj-Yk0Q1e4b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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