"silverish" meaning in English

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Adjective

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

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