gray
/ɡɹeɪ/ adjective A1- Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Indistinct, disputed or ambiguous, especially in respect of moral acceptability, legality, etc. · a gray area; a morally gray politician
- Gray-haired. · I have already gone gray and lost my looks.
- Old.
- Relating to older people. · the gray dollar
Comparative grayer · Superlative grayest
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It was a remarkable face, bold gray eyes, a strong, short-clipped, grizzled moustache, a square, projecting chin, and a humorous mouth.
“He was dressed in a heavy gray suit with a reefer jacket, and he wore a short yellow overcoat and a soft cap.”
A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies.
Finally he unravelled a bundle of clothing, comprising a complete set of underclothes, socks, a gray tweed suit, and a short yellow overcoat.
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