bluish
Tending toward azure
Bluish means somewhat blue, having a blue tinge or cast: a bluish gray, bluish lips from the cold.
The suffix -ish softens the color claim—not fully blue, but leaning that way.
Also spelled blueish.
Slight degree present
- tintFaint color addition
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- washClean using liquid
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
pale · faint · steel · slate · powder · periwinkle · lavender · cyan
Moderately cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
pallid · hypothermic · numb · shivering · bloodless · ashen · wintry · corpse-like
Tissue damage beneath skin
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- tenderSoft or sore
swollen · purple · mottled · trauma · welt · livid · marked · healing
tinge
Slight degree present
shade · pale · faint · steel · slate · powder · periwinkle · lavender · cyan · aqua
chilly
Moderately cold
frozen · pallid · hypothermic · numb · shivering · bloodless · ashen · wintry · corpse-like · deathly
contusion
Tissue damage beneath skin
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
tender · swollen · purple · mottled · trauma · welt · livid · marked · healing · fading
aquatic
Water-inhabiting
seafoam · deep-sea · lagoon · coral · coastal · nautical · underwater · bay
sad
Emotionally low
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- somberGravely serious in mood
wistful · moody · pensive · downcast · dreary · mournful · lonesome · subdued · plaintive · doleful