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brownish-striped

brownish-striped

3.2
Having brownish stripes on clothes or animals
  • adjective
translation icon : rayado marrón
  • The caterpillar was brownish-striped along its entire back.

Examples

  • She wore a brownish-striped shirt to the picnic.

  • The brownish-striped snake slithered across the path.

  • The museum displayed a brownish-striped shell found on the beach.

  • I saw a brownish-striped cat in the garden.

  • The brownish-striped horse ran gracefully across the field.

  • He admired the brownish-striped curtains that decorated his living room.

  • The brownish-striped wallpaper gave the room a warm, cozy feeling.

Synonyms

striped
vsbrownish-striped
9 1.0

With long lines of a different color, like on a shirt or animal

says those stripes have a somewhat brown tone rather than any color
streaky
vsbrownish-striped
6 4.4

Having thin lines and uneven patches of different color or texture, like marks on bacon and skin

refers to regular somewhat brown stripes not uneven or blotchy coloring
stripy
vsbrownish-striped
  • UK
1 1.0

Having lines in different colors, like a shirt with blue and white lines

refers specifically to stripes with a somewhat brown shade rather than general stripes
brown-striped
vsbrownish-striped
1.7

Marked with brown lines

means stripes that are only somewhat brown rather than clearly brown
brinded
vsbrownish-striped
  • Archaic
9.9

Having fur with grey or brown streaks and patches

focuses on stripes that are somewhat brown rather than patchy or grey
barred
vsbrownish-striped
3.5

Marked with stripes or bands of colour across the surface

means those bands are somewhat brown rather than any color
streaked
vsbrownish-striped
2.7

Having long thin lines or marks on a surface

implies regular stripes with a somewhat brown shade rather than irregular marks

How Brown

brownish-striped
3.2

Surface Forms

brownish-striped positive

Morphology

brownish-striped = brownish + striped (transparent) = brownish + striped

Clear compound of the adjectives 'brownish' and 'striped'; the meanings combine directly to 'having somewhat brown stripes'.

Etymology

The word brownish-striped is made of two simple English parts: brownish meaning 'a little brown' and striped meaning 'having stripes'. So a brownish-striped shirt, caterpillar, or shell simply has brown lines across it, which explains the modern meaning.