Furthermore, his case, though written in purplish prose, is largely correct. From Wordnik.com. [New & Noteworthy] Reference
As the photos on this page show, this digital camera shows vividly in purplish-white the IR emitter of a TV remote control. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the visible] Reference
Bleu : little papers ground out in purplish script on foolscap, and adorned with comic-sketches and a wealth of local humour. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting France] Reference
The results of this bath can best be described as purplish in color. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887] Reference
So, Hall County has a good chance of turning purplish, which is amazing. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Outspending Obama By Hundreds Of Thousands In Many Core Battleground States] Reference
Also the scrotum is kind of purplish which may explain the male antipathy to the color purple. From Wordnik.com. [Let the tree be purple.] Reference
"Also the scrotum is kind of purplish which may explain the male antipathy to the color purple.". From Wordnik.com. [Let the tree be purple.] Reference
It began to get dim and kind of purplish-gray over the land. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Modern Ghost Stories] Reference
Even as it neared him, he could sense even more purplish flashes " and what he could only have described as purplish explosions. From Wordnik.com. [Soarer's Choice]
With iron mordant (6\%) a purplish slate or lilac. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference
I pleaded, not liking the sudden purplish hue of his cheeks. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
The tone given by this kind of sulphide is usually of a more purplish color. From Wordnik.com. [Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements] Reference
Just before death the skin over the under surface of the body becomes a purplish red. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
~ Iodine is a purplish-black, shining, heavy solid which crystallizes in brilliant plates. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
He wears a pointy diagnosis of golden-green and red; of rusty-brooch and purplish snowball. From Wordnik.com. [Life is Life (or Ode to a great big idiot like Zizek)] Reference
The substance so prepared consists of beautiful purplish-black crystals, which are very hard. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
During my search for these just-right-purplish-hue items, I came across some really cool ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Courtney Cachet: Fall Decor: Gimme Some Plum!] Reference
She wore large round sunglasses which covered the purplish blue bruise which framed her left eye. From Wordnik.com. [Route Four] Reference
I unwrapped this sugary sphere of purplish joy and, to my horror, found it, well, destroyed beyond human repair. From Wordnik.com. [Charms L.P.] Reference
As death neared, there were changes in skin color, with extremities becoming purplish and blotchy as circulation ceased. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Homework Assignment] Reference
There in the purplish circles under her eyes, and in her angular face I recognized the lines of a someone who was in some kind of struggle. From Wordnik.com. [Heavenly Blue Morning Glory] Reference
The vessel must be afterwards well rinsed out in clean water, as 'the potassa temporarily stains everything in contact a rich purplish red. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
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