palish

[ pey-lish ]

adjective

1. somewhat pale.

palish

/ ˈpeɪlɪʃ /

adjective

1. rather pale

Word History and Origins

Origin of palish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; pale ¹, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Maria looked at her ring, the gift of the elf, and saw that the stone was of a strange palish colour, having lost all its fire and brilliancy.

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High up, the sky there was of a palish blue; in that blue shone a solitary star with wonderful brilliancy.

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Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.

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Hans Shund's color turned a palish yellow; the eyes of the chieftains sank.

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Its colour is palish brown, which harmonizes with the brown-coloured water of the estuary of the Rio de la Plata.

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