carroty
- adjective
- /ˈkɛrəti/
- As the fans pumped into the air and threw themselves sideways, they screamed and spat at the band until the singer, a skinny little kid with carroty hair, dripped with saliva.
- carroty hair
Change his hair to a carroty orange.
- Change his hair to a carroty orange.
Examples
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It's always like that same Rosie adore I adore you vibes First things first, we have the carroty picante palette The carroty picante palette.
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Change his hair to a carroty orange.
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And as it passed, I recognized the driver from her carroty hair.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her carroty hair was gathered in a short tail above her neck, her lips were too big for her face, and two gray eyes hid behind glasses.
Fiction book (1997) -
With his broad freckled face, jug ears, and mop of carroty hair, he looked sweet, innocent, and kind.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her hair was a vibrant shade of carroty orange, standing out in the sunlight.
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The little girl had carroty pigtails that bounced as she skipped down the street.
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His carroty locks reminded me of the bright orange carrots my mother used to cook.
Synonyms
Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit
A reddish orange color like the skin of a ripe fruit
A little like the color orange
Having the color of a ripe orange
A brown color with a touch of orange
Having the color of a ripe orange
A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur
A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange
Having a yellow-brown color like dry earth
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Etymology
Carroty comes from the vegetable carrot, famous for its bright orange color, and the ending -y which means 'like' or 'full of'. So, carroty means 'like a carrot', often used to talk about a bright orange color, especially hair.