Dictionary Check: purple
"purple" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
14
points
Definition
adjective
of a color intermediate between red and blue
adjective
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
Example:
"a writer of empurpled literature"
adjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Example:
"golden age of imperial splendor"
noun
a color between red and blue
noun
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
Example:
"he was born to the purple"
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
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