yellowish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yellowish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; yellow, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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She’s gotten so thin you can see the outline of bones in her hands, and her skin has this yellowish white tint to it, like when you stay in cold water for too long.
From Literature
But her face was thinner, and her skin was yellowish.
From Literature
She was easily two hundred and twenty-five kilos big and two meters tall, and her fur was stained a yellowish white from being off the ice for so long.
From Literature
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
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