browny

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English

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Etymology

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From brown +‎ -y.

Adjective

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browny (comparative more browny, superlative most browny)

  1. Somewhat brown; having a brownish tinge.
    • 1609, William Shakespeare, A Lover's Complaint:
      His browny locks did hang in crooked curles.
    • 2003, Nora Roberts, chapter 3, in Key of Knowledge, →ISBN, page 48:
      “Pink, browny red,” he repeated, grinning.

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