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Etymology

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From Middle English blackysshe, blakkyssh, equivalent to black +‎ -ish.

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈblækɪʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ækɪʃ

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blackish (comparative more blackish, superlative most blackish)

  1. somewhat black
    • 2008, Andrew Stone, Chung Wah Chow, Reggie Ho, “Macau”, in Hong Kong & Macau: City Guide[1], 13th edition, Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332, column 1:
      Hác Sá (Black Sand) is the most popular beach in Macau. The sand is indeed a grey to blackish colour and makes the water look somewhat dirty (especially at the tide line), but it's perfectly clean.

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