Gray (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal".
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Examples
- The company's business practices exist in a gray area between tax avoidance and tax evasion, sparking controversy among lawmakers and the public.
- Her decision to join the company was not clear-cut, as she was torn between a gray area of personal and professional considerations.
- The court had a difficult time determining the defendant's liability because the circumstances fell into a gray area of the law.
- Researchers have identified a gray area between the categories of introversion and extroversion, where people display traits of both personality types.
- The ethics committee struggled to make a decision on the issue, as it fell into a gray area between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
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Meaning 2
Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 3
Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head".
Classification
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Examples
- The gray hairs on his grandfather's head were a testament to his many years of life and experience.
- Her gray locks fell in soft waves down her back, a distinguishing feature of her advanced age.
- The king's gray beard was long and wispy, framing his wise and weathered face.
- With a wave of his gray head, he bid farewell to the young crowd and stepped into retirement.
- The gray hairs on her temples were a subtle reminder of the many years she had spent studying and teaching.
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Meaning 4
Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair".
Classification
All adjective clusters.