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grayey

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat gray.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Examples

  • 1852, Henry David Thoreau, journal entry dated 16 November, 1852, in Patrick F. O’Connell (ed.), Journal, Vol. 5, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997, p. 395, We sailed up Well Meadow Brook. The water is singularly grayey clear & cold.
  • 1953, Edward Sheehy, “The Black Mare” in Devin A. Garrity (ed.), 44 Irish Short Stories, New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1955, p. 416, [The mare] had a fine head, small, with lively pointed ears and a greyey velvet muzzle.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grayish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gray + -ey.