Definitions

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  • adjective Of or having somewhat of a purple blee or hue.

Etymologies

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From purple +‎ -y.

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Examples

  • Also hanging-on further up the line are the remaining fragments of the GCR station in purply-orange brick and cream terracotta, including this evocative sign for the Parcels Offices.

    Railway Echo No 7 Peter Ashley 2008

  • The truth is, I used to write way too prettily and "purply".

    Sexy, Sexy Armadillos Editorial Anonymous 2010

  • And it was, it was that oddly purply brown-grey that you get from dried grapevine twined into wreaths.

    mrissa: Why nobody puts me in charge of marketing children's clothes. mrissa 2010

  • Instead the tomatoes are lightly crushed and simmered in white wine before the clams are added to the pan, breaking down to release their flavour into the sauce, while remaining intact enough to add blobs of vibrant colour to the dish – a nice counterpoint to the purply shells of the seafood.

    How to cook perfect spaghetti alle vongole 2011

  • And it was, it was that oddly purply brown-grey that you get from dried grapevine twined into wreaths.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2010

  • A well-imagined story does not rev up bland, everyday events with lurid, purply, overwrought language that seeks to elevate such events beyond their due.

    Telling Tails Tim O 2009

  • They were sold out of black when I finally went for it, and silver is boring, so I got 'red' which is really 'rose', which is really more of a nice pinky-purply color and not as feminine as it sounds.

    julieandrews: My First E-Reader julieandrews 2010

  • Instead the tomatoes are lightly crushed and simmered in white wine before the clams are added to the pan, breaking down to release their flavour into the sauce, while remaining intact enough to add blobs of vibrant colour to the dish – a nice counterpoint to the purply shells of the seafood.

    How to cook perfect spaghetti alle vongole 2011

  • They were sold out of black when I finally went for it, and silver is boring, so I got 'red' which is really 'rose', which is really more of a nice pinky-purply color and not as feminine as it sounds.

    My First E-Reader julieandrews 2010

  • A well-imagined story does not rev up bland, everyday events with lurid, purply, overwrought language that seeks to elevate such events beyond their due.

    Telling Tails Tim O 2009

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  • ... a purple BLEE?

    October 22, 2017

  • ..prurpably

    October 22, 2017