purplish-red
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrplɪʃ rɛd/
- Each of the places where Zarn's claws had broken the skin was surrounded by a purplish-red welt, as though the wounds had been poisoned.
- dark purplish-red
Examples
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The sunset painted the sky in beautiful shades of purplish-red as the day came to an end.
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You might send her a dozen red roses, and if they're sort of purplish red, it shows the power of your order.
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Lianna stared at the purplish-red walls and the white woodwork and shook her head.
Fiction book (1998) -
The edges of the cut were yellowish-white and crusted with dried pus, but most of the calf was a dark purplish-red and hot to the touch.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a lovely dress that was a deep purplish-red, perfectly matching her lipstick.
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The artist used a purplish-red hue to add depth to the painting of the roses.
Synonyms
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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3.5
A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes
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2.2
A red color mixed with purple
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3.9
A color between red and purple that leans toward red
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3.2
A red color with a little purple in it
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2.0
A purple color that has some red in it
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3.2
A purple color with a little red in it
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5.8
A deep purple color mixed with red
Antonyms
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purplish-red joins purple and red with the small ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like', so it describes a red colour that has a hint of purple.