purpureal.

Purple or richly purple-colored.

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• purpureal glow

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A purpureal glow deepened above the horizon.

Purpureal fabric covered the seat.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a color or relational classification; degree comparisons depend on descriptive context. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.