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Meanings of yellowy in English

Somewhat yellow.

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        Examples for "yellowish"
        Examples for "yellowish"
        1
        The yellowish clay fell in clots on the boards of the coffin.
        One Man's Initiation—1917
        2
        Skin very deep green; flesh pale yellow; seeds of medium size, yellowish-white.
        The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
        3
        His yellowish eyes took in the nature of the task before him.
        The Freelands
        4
        Body above silky yellowish brown; borders of segments lighter; beneath, greyish white.
        Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
        5
        Over the roof and the smokestacks floated the yellowish-red ball of fire.
        The Whispering Spheres
        Usage of yellowy in English
        1
        In two of them the dirty yellowy-white blinds had been pulled down.
        Under Western Eyes
        2
        Her skin had a yellowy papyrus look, yet her spirit was unchanged.
        Venus In Copper
        3
        Now it is May, the air sweet, leaves a bright yellowy green.
        Russian Winter
        4
        She buried her face in the orgy of pink, crimson and yellowy-white blooms.
        Men of Affairs
        5
        If you got it even hotter, it would look more yellowy.
        Wired
        6
        His shoulder is bruised, a yellowy purple blotch on alabaster skin.
        Robin and ruby
        7
        The psychic pulls a packet of yellowy quote-unquote dope out of his discarded tunic.
        The apocalypse reader
        8
        There's yellowy sweat stains on, for real, his underarm skin.
        Choke
        9
        She'd probably start babbling about wolves with yellowy eyes and...No.
        Shadow fall
        10
        Patty has teased her yellowy white hair into cotton-candy froth.
        Real life & liars
        11
        Every bone in Marion's face was visible, the eyes sunken under yellowy, scraggy hair.
        The draining lake
        12
        Residents have complained about yellowy-brown tap water and discoloured pipes, since chlorination began in 2018.
        Radio NZ
        13
        The dim light filtering through their brown, yellowy leaves cast everything in a shadowy amber glow.
        The Child Thief
        14
        The filaments glowed orange first and then a yellowy white, much brighter than a gas lamp.
        The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
        15
        The spinach adds a beautiful colour, its vibrant green creating a great contrast to the yellowy-orange curry.
        The Irish Times
        16
        But I should have said there's a green tinge to the bruises, ringed with a plum-yellowy margin.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
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