grayer

ADJECTIVE

muted silver in color

Synonyms

WEAK

Dove ash ashen battleship cinereal clouded dingy drab dusky dusty granite heather iron lead leaden livid mousy neutral oyster pearly peppery powder sere shaded silvered silvery slate smoky somber stone

ADJECTIVE

silver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drab dusty grey silvery

STRONG

Dove ash clouded dappled heather iron lead neutral oyster pearly powder shaded silvered slate stone

WEAK

ashen cinereal dingy dusky leaden livid mousy peppery sere smoky somber

Example Sentences

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Mr Grayer estimated it would cost £7.23 to make.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

"Johnson was one of the 91 members to vote against the short-term spending bill that extended government funding from September 30 to November 17," CNN's Annie Grayer noted online.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023

Grayer, wiser and somewhat heavier, Connery nonetheless seems to enjoy himself in this bit of 1971 nonsense, reconciled to his increasingly cartoonish legacy.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020

"Grayer than EastGermany; bad concrete, like Moscow; more army helmets than Saigon; fewer ball caps and smiles. Saigon looks better prepared for business."

From Golf Digest • May 6, 2020

Grayer than ♀ of No. 593, the edgings of wings and tail usually gray without an olive tinge.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.