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Definition of "reddish" []

  • Mixed or tinged with red; somewhat red. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reddish" in a sentence
  • "With his pale Irish skin, stick-out ears, and lantern jaw covered in reddish-brown stubble, wearing a green waffle-pattern long-underwear shirt and a pair of Sprawl athletic shorts, he looks like an elongated version of the actor Matt Damon preparing for a role in a remake of Deliverance."
  • "It was well wrapped in reddish-brown cloths, and as she revealed the contents of the package, the tension in the room became palpable."
  • "Everything was relatively dark and these hulking machines were taking in reddish white hot molten glass down these chutes and sending out glowing red beer bottles about 3 dozen at a time."