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“ashy” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ashy
cinereus: cineraceug: cinera ceo or cinericeo colore: leucophaeus (be tween white and black).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ashy?
The usual Latin words for “ashy” are cinereus, leucŏphaeus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.