reddish

comparative more reddish · superlative most reddish

1. Somewhat red.

   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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   "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

   Donaldson is not by any means one of God’s chosen entertainment-industry stars. He’s not especially handsome, and neither is he particularly funny-looking. At 6ft 5in, and with the sparse reddish beard he nowadays sports, he has the charmingly awkward aspect of a teen who has recently put on a growth spurt and hasn’t quite settled into himself.

   2025 June 3, Mark O’Connell, “‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025

   Synonyms: reddy, ruddy, erubescent, florid, rubicund, rubiform, rubricate, rufescent

plural Reddishes

1. countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993).
2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
3. countableuncountableA surname.