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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs brown and brownify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

brown
  1. Having a brown colour.
  2. (obsolete) Gloomy.
  3. (capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The family's cat, Emile, lives his life indoors amidst grey walls, brown furniture, and drab people.”
      “Her hair was bleached by the sun and salt, making her skin appear almost brown by contrast.”
      “I had long brown hair, cut at the waist in a single straight swipe.”
browny
  1. Somewhat brown; having a brownish tinge.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The coral was everywhere, huge mounds of the stuff, some brown, some browny pink, some pinky blue, and others just blue.”
      “In the absence of a fair girl of equal height to set beside her, browny shone.”
      “She was not expected to faint, only she stood for the foreign Aminta more than for their familiar browny in his presence.”
brownish
  1. Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In an alternation of generations the other phase produces a brownish gall on cedars.”
      “Glutaraldehyde and tannic acid also may be used topically, but they can cause skin irritation and brownish skin discoloration.”
      “Both leopards and jaguars have a similar brownish yellow base fur colour, which is distinctively marked with dark rosette markings.”
browneyed
  1. having brown eyes
brownier
  1. comparative form of browny: more browny
browniest
  1. superlative form of browny: most browny
browner
  1. comparative form of brown: more brown
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Turning browner and browner, it was at last like the rich gold of an autumn leaf.”
      “In appearance he is much like nibbler, but his coat is browner and there are fine hairs on his tail.”
      “I really think you must be a little like him, only browner and taller, perhaps.”
brownest
  1. superlative form of brown: most brown
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The debut album by post-rockers Tortoise, wrapped in brown card, is the brownest aural experience I can imagine.”
      “Even the brownest of thumbs can turn green with the help of two Ontario innovations.”
      “Some suggest cooking the bird breast side down until the last 30 minutes, then browning the breast, but this makes basting about six times as difficult and the back of the turkey the brownest part of the body.”
browned
browning
brownified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of brownify
brownifying
  1. present participle of brownify
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