yellowish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yellowish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at yellow, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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A huge area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The treated livers appeared smaller and healthier, with a normal red color, compared to the enlarged, yellowish livers seen in untreated animals.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2026
“The thing about smog is that it smelled like a color to me because I live in color, and the way I described it was yellowish, greenish — murky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“They’ve got yellowish, brownish stains—you know, from humidity,” Luciani said, musing about how many dollars now sitting in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
In ordinary visible light, the faintly yellowish clouds of Venus can be made out, but they show, as Galileo first noted, virtually no features at all.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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