yellowish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yellowish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; yellow, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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“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
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 • Jan. 8, 2026
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 • Nov. 7, 2025
Other dentists were less sure about the wad of yellowish stuff stuck between his left front tooth and the tooth next to it.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025
It was covered with yellowish rocks and the whitest asphodels set against the already hard blue of the sky.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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