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Superlative for of a colour intermediate between black and white
“Wear a soft beige sweater, because grey clothes worn too close to the face will make the complexion look washed out.”
Superlative for a greyish white, especially of hair
“The fresh-faced 52-year-old looks energetic and youthful, despite his thinning grey hair and glasses.”
Superlative for old or mature in age
“This grey old man so bent and old. I know not why he told to me, his tale of life and tragedy.”
Superlative for dim, overcast or lacking in light
“It was a grey rainy day, the wind blustering at the walls, the rain splattering on the rock.”
Superlative for gloomy or lacking in cheer
“Here he was relieved to see that, unlike the gloomy grey atmosphere of the rest of Hades, sunlight and green plants abounded.”
Superlative for dull or boring in nature
“Its long-trailed public hearing this week at the European Parliament in Brussels turned out to be a pretty grey affair.”
Superlative for having a pale or colorless complexion
“She'd lost weight, and her skin looked grey and lifeless.”
Superlative for ambiguous or open to question
“This is certainly a grey area, subject to much debate.”
Superlative for contrary to the rules or to that which is normal or established
“The estimates from the sources used here typically classify untaxed and unregistered activities within the grey economy.”
Superlative for having a pale or gray color
Superlative for not acceptable by, or not in accordance with, accepted standards or rules
Superlative for without human warmth or sympathy
Superlative for dull or boring in nature
Superlative for displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions
Superlative for characterized by bad weather
(of economic activity) Superlative for carried on by self-employed or independent people on a small scale, especially unofficially or illegally
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