Reddish Meaning
/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSomewhat red.
nameA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993).
Sentence Examples
She has reddish hair, whence comes her nickname "Carrot".
What color is your urine: bright, tawny, reddish or golden brown?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sky had a very light ____ tint just before the sun rose.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soil in the region had a distinctive ____ color due to its high iron oxide content.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English redisch; equivalent to red + -ish.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages."
— 1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106:
"Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity!"
— 1948 September and October, W. S. Darby, “The Gold Coast Railway—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 287:
"Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sky had a very light ____ tint just before the sun rose.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soil in the region had a distinctive ____ color due to its high iron oxide content.