"orangey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: orangier [comparative], orangiest [superlative], orangy [alternative]
Etymology: From orange + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|orange|y}} orange + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} orangey (comparative orangier, superlative orangiest)
  1. Somewhat orange in colour.
    Sense id: en-orangey-en-adj-9GQzgffJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. Resembling, or flavoured with, oranges (the fruit).
    Sense id: en-orangey-en-adj-7aZO1RNb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orangelike, orangish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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