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grayier

grayier is the comparative form of grayey.

Meaning of grayey

Adjective

grayey (comparative grayier, superlative grayiest)

  1. (uncommon) Somewhat gray.
    • We sailed up Well Meadow Brook. The water is singularly grayey clear & cold.1852, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry dated 16 November, 1852, in Patrick F. O’Connell (ed.), Journal, Vol. 5, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997, p. 395
    Synonyms:
    grayish

Questions about grayier

What is grayier the comparative form of?
Grayier is the comparative form of grayey.

Words near grayier in the dictionary

  1. grayheads
  2. grayhen
  3. grayhens
  4. grayhound
  5. grayhounds
  6. grayier
  7. grayiest
  8. graying
  9. graying out
  10. grayish
  11. grayishly

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