yellowish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yellowish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; yellow, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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I picked up the yellowish papers off the floor and held them out for her to take.
From Literature
Her baskets are mostly the yellowish brown color of her main thread, strips of basket rush made pliant after soaking in water.
From Los Angeles Times
When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.
From Barron's
In an instant, the sky far to the west switched from black to yellowish white, as if someone had flipped on a light in a dark room.
From Literature
The Charger Power look features yellowish gold jerseys with matching pants, to be worn with the regular white helmet.
From Los Angeles Times
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