purplish

or pur·ply

[ pur-plish ]

adjective

1. of or having a somewhat purple hue.

Other Words From

• purplish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of purplish¹

First recorded in 1555–65; purple + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Kicking back to watch purplish and pink sunset colors arc over the sky while the last gasps of alpenglow fade from Mount Adams felt like a classic Northwest rural tableau.

From Seattle Times

The skin under her eyes was purplish, but still, she beamed at Cat.

From Literature

Birds squawked in weird intonations, a few stars dotted a purplish sky, and the temperature felt like it dropped several degrees.

From National Geographic

Coffman, who served two decades in the military before coming to Congress, was perennially endangered given his purplish district in the Denver suburbs.

From Seattle Times

In the process, Reid pushed Nevada to the fore of the presidential nominating process and helped turn the state from reliably red to a purplish shade of blue.

From Los Angeles Times