blackish

From Middle English blackysshe, blakkyssh, equivalent to black +‎ -ish.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈblækɪʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ækɪʃ

blackish (comparative more blackish, superlative most blackish)

1. somewhat black
   • 2008, Andrew Stone, Chung Wah Chow, Reggie Ho, “Macau”, in Hong Kong & Macau: City Guide‎^[1], 13th edition, Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332, column 1:

     Hác Sá (Black Sand) is the most popular beach in Macau. The sand is indeed a grey to blackish colour and makes the water look somewhat dirty (especially at the tide line), but it's perfectly clean.

• whitish

• grayish (greyish)