purplish

American  

[pur-plish] / ˈpɜr plɪʃ /

Or purply

adjective

1. of or having a somewhat purple hue.

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Other Word Forms

• purplishness noun

Etymology

Origin of purplish

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

Example Sentences

Rendered with atomic specks of red, blue and green that produce a darker purplish cast, its resonant effect is reinforced in the painted border Seurat added later, as he did to many of his seascapes.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Ma mentioned that my eyes were like steamed taro, swollen and purplish, I muttered that they were itchy from the dust blowing everywhere.

From Literature

The giraffe bent its knobby head down and wrapped a purplish tongue around the carrot Nicole was holding.

From Literature

He stripped off his shirt—Irian looked away, and up again, and away—and Christopher saw with dismay that his arm had turned a terrible purplish gray.

From Literature

Directly below this building is a gigantic, swirling portal of purplish energy that looks like it’s made from the same thing as what’s in glowsticks.

From Literature