copperish
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːpərɪʃ/
:
color cobrizo
- Her dress was a stunning shade of copperish orange, reminiscent of autumn leaves.
Examples
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Her brother didn't look at her, but his own grin had vanished just as hers did, and his face, all drawn and wrinkled, momentarily turned a dull copperish green.
Fiction book (1996) -
With them, she secured her copperish curls on top of her head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now it's very interesting that these are grey, but these, the ear cups look kind of like they're copperish bronzes finish to it.
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The old statue had a copperish sheen that caught the sunlight beautifully.
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The artist chose a copperish color for the mural to give it a warm, metallic effect.
Synonyms
3
4.9
A reddish-brown color like copper
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3.4
A red-brown color like copper
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6.9
Having a shiny brown or gold color like an old coin
A red color with a brown, shiny look like copper
Having a brownish-gold metal color
Antonyms
How Coppery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Copperish comes from copper, the reddish-brown metal, plus the ending -ish, which means 'like' or 'somewhat', just like in reddish. So copperish describes a color or shine that is 'somewhat like copper'.