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yellowy

American  
[yel-oh-ee] / ˈjɛl oʊ i /

adjective

  1. somewhat yellow; yellowish.


Etymology

Origin of yellowy

First recorded in 1660–70; yellow + -y 1

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Stellers are lighter-colored yellowy giants that you are more likely to spot in Washington state or Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

"The spaceship looked like a cigar shape with a dome on it with yellowy, orange to red light on the top of it," one child told BBC cameras at the time.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

She thought of old movies filmed with this same yellowy filter over the lens: apocalypse, end of the world.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2022

The greens: Discard any yellowy greens before cooking.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2022

It ran into the spoon, silvery, greeny, yellowy.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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