a. [f. FLUSH a.1 sb. or v. + -Y1.] Somewhat flushed, or inclined to flush; reddish.

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1706.  in 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm., III. 28 Aug. A middle siz’d man, of a flushy complexion.

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1850.  Browning, Christmas Eve, 177.

        Another rainbow rose—a mightier,
Fainter, flushier, and flightier.

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1876.  Mid. Yorksh. Gloss., Flushy is commonly applied to any red colour.

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