From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Coloursgreyishgrey‧ish British English, grayish American English /ˈɡreɪ-ɪʃ/ adjectiveCCslightly greyThe stone was a greyish colour.Examples from the Corpusgreyish• It is turned over and mixed in its dry state until a uniformgreyishcolour.• Grey suit, grey hair and a greyishcomplexion.• This greyish film can be mistaken for fungalinfection.• Juvenile like female but with greyish head and neck.• This greenishgreyish land with patches of dark trees might have been anywhere.• Half in, half out of the water opposite me was a greyishmass.• There were large greyishmembranes on the hypopharynx and the right tonsil, which was necrotic.• Plumper than GoldenPlover, and distinguished especially by black axillaries, showing in flight, whitishrump and greyish upperparts.