orangey

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English

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Etymology

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From orange +‎ -y.

Adjective

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orangey (comparative orangier, superlative orangiest)

  1. Somewhat orange in colour.
    • 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 95:
      The curtains were wide open, and the rich orangey sunset drowned everything in evening colour.
  2. Resembling, or flavoured with, oranges (the fruit).

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