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Definition of "greyish-black" [greyish-black]

  • Of black tinged with grey (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "greyish-black" in a sentence
  • "They cleansed his room, brought fresh linen from home, and took from off his limbs the sheets, greyish-black with dirt."
  • "They were greyish-black, slimy, and exceedingly large -- not quite as scary as I had remembered them without all the blood but still pretty weird."
  • "And he was reading through a transcript we had been given of Chais statement to the police when wisps of greyish-black smoke began seeping from the air grille at the top of the room."
Words like "greyish-black"
dark-yellow
flea-ridden
lazy-looking
muddy-looking
smoaky
smoke-grimed
white-streaked
yellowish-green