auberginey

comparative more auberginey · superlative most auberginey

1. informalResembling or characteristic of an aubergine.

   "Let me see your chin." Gerry turned his profile. "It's getting yellower, less auberginey."

   2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 7”, in Midwinter Break, page 150

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   A damp, auberginey waft escaped from the pot when Rosie lifted the lid. She prodded at the contents anxiously with a wooden spoon, and a chunk of vegetable bobbed gently in the stew. It was too watery, she decided […]

   2012, Chris Smyth, Dinner at Mine

   Synonyms: eggplanty