mauvish

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adjective

Somewhat mauve.

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Meanings

adjectivemauvish (comparative more mauvish, superlative most mauvish)

comparative more mauvish · superlative most mauvish

  1. Somewhat mauve.

    In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.

    1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9

Origin

From mauve + -ish.

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APA

mauvish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauvish

MLA

“mauvish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauvish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mauvish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauvish.

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