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pewtery

pewtery

1 7.2
Having a dull gray, slightly shiny metal look
  • adjective
  • /ˈpjuːtəri/
: peltre
  • The artist used a pewtery paint to create a subtle metallic effect on the sculpture.

It's kind of like a pewtery copper, if that makes any sense.

Examples

  • She wore a dress in a pewtery shade that matched her silver accessories perfectly.

  • It's kind of like a pewtery copper, if that makes any sense.

    Zoella

  • The vase has a beautiful, pewtery finish that gives it an antique look.

Synonyms

dull
vspewtery
30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

is a specific metallic gray focusing on color rather than general lack of brightness
silver
vspewtery
15 1.0

A light gray color with a shiny metal look

is duller and darker not light or shiny
steel gray
vspewtery
  • US
2 3.5

A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone

is a dull metallic gray rather than a colored tone
gunmetal
vspewtery
2 5.4

A dark gray color with a blue metallic shine

is duller and less bluish in metallic tone
lusterless
vspewtery
  • US
1 7.2

Not shiny and showing little energy or life

focuses on gray metallic look while this only notes lack of shine
lead-colored
vspewtery
  • US
1 5.5

A dull grey-blue color like old metal

is more generally a dull metallic gray rather than specifically bluish
greystone
vspewtery
  • UK
1 4.1

Having the gray color or look of stone

is metallic and dull rather than stony in texture
slaty-gray
vspewtery
1 7.0

A dark gray color like the stone slate

is metallic and dull rather than stonelike in texture

How Metallic

lustrous
10 5.3
metallic
69 4.3
pewtery
1 7.2
matte
19 3.5
nonmetallic
1 5.2

Surface Forms

pewtery positive

Morphology

pewtery = pewter (transparent) = pewter + y

Formed by adding '-y' to 'pewter' to mean 'having the qualities or appearance of pewter', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Pewtery comes from the metal pewter plus the ending -y, which means 'like'. So something described as pewtery looks 'like pewter' — a dull gray, soft metallic shine.