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maroonish

maroonish adjective: somewhat maroon in colour.

Adjective

maroonish (comparative more maroonish, superlative most maroonish)

  1. Somewhat maroon in colour.
    • Queen of Night is as close to black as a flower gets, though in fact it is a dark and glossy maroonish purple.2002, Michael Pollan, The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world

Forms of maroonish

comparativemore maroonish
superlativemost maroonish

Origin of maroonish

From maroon + -ish.

Questions about maroonish

What does maroonish mean?
Maroonish means somewhat maroon in colour.
What part of speech is maroonish?
Maroonish is an adjective.

Words near maroonish in the dictionary

  1. marooners
  2. marooning
  3. marooning parties
  4. marooning party
  5. maroonings
  6. maroonish
  7. maroons
  8. Maroot
  9. Maroota
  10. Maropa
  11. maropitant

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