grue
- adjective
- /ɡruː/
- Specialized
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grue
- Her dress appeared grue in the changing light, shifting between blue and green hues.
Examples
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The artist chose a grue shade for the background, making it hard to tell if it was green or blue.
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She painted the walls in a soft grue that changed with the light.
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Some languages have a single word for the grue color, covering both green and blue.
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The ocean looked a deep grue under the cloudy sky.
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The artist chose a grue shade for the background, making it hard to tell if it was green or blue.
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Her dress appeared grue in the changing light, shifting between blue and green hues.
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She painted the walls in a soft grue that changed with the light.
Synonyms
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2.7
A blue-green color often used for clothes or walls
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3.7
A green-blue color like the water in a tropical sea
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1.8
A color that is a mix of blue and green
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1.6
A color that is a mix of blue and green
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2.5
A blue color with a little green in it
A blue-green color like fresh pine leaves
A blue-green color like the sea
Green with a small blue tone
How Green
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grue for a color is a simple blend of green and blue, so think 'green+blue' to remember it is a shade that can look like either green or blue.