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yellowy

American

[yel-oh-ee] / ˈjɛl oʊ i /

adjective

somewhat yellow; yellowish.

Etymology

Origin of yellowy

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

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yellowy

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

"That's why we see that yellowy colour, because it is getting dominant."

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2022

Before, this little room had a yellowy oak table on yellowy oak floors, and it looked . . . very outdated.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2021

But many residents know: The panthers are here again, stalking the subdivisions, skirting the edges of the visible, seen only in stray glimpses of an eye or the flickings of a yellowy tail.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2018

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

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

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