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grigio

grey

adjective GREE-joh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Colors

Also means

dull, dreary

Usage Note

Grigio follows standard adjective agreement: grigio/grigia/grigi/grigie. Beyond the colour, it is used figuratively to mean dull or unremarkable (una vita grigia = a grey, drab life). The masculine plural grigi loses the -o, while the feminine plural is grigie.

Examples

"Indossa sempre una giacca grigia."

Natural Translation

She always wears a grey jacket.

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