sallow
adjective
of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color.
sallowness
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a word derived from
sallow.
Example Sentences
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At times he relaxed, and when he did so, the sallowness in his cheeks showed, and the heavy lines on his face; then he looked tired.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was wormy white contrasted with the ugly dark sallowness of his face and hands.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
In the lights of the coaches’ office the agony showed, the handsomeness replaced by a weary sallowness, his eyes drawn tight and puffy from lack of sleep.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
The sallowness of his complexion was gone, but the short locks of hair about his ears were as white as froth.
From Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland
The sallowness had left his face and a slight color appeared in his cheeks.
From The Bachelors A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
