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Webster 1913 Edition


Whitish

Whit′ish

,
Adj.
[From
White
.]
1.
Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.
2.
(Bot.)
Covered with an opaque white powder.

Webster 1828 Edition


Whitish

WHITISH

,
Adj.
[from white.] Somewhat white; white in a moderate degree.

Definition 2024


whitish

whitish

English

Adjective

whitish (comparative more whitish, superlative most whitish)

  1. Somewhat white, pale or almost white.
    • 1910, The Year Book of Dermatology (page 124)
      The skin was somewhat pigmented, especially in certain regions, while over the whole there appeared whitish, rounded or oval mottlings or dapplings, most obvious where the surrounding cuticle was most deeply colored.

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