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Etymology

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From mauve +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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mauvish (comparative more mauvish, superlative most mauvish)

  1. Somewhat mauve.
    • 1976, Ronald Marks, Common facial dermatoses, page 9:
      In cold weather rosaceous cheeks often tend to become mauvish and take on a cyanotic tinge.