yellowy

[ yel-oh-ee ]

adjective

1. somewhat yellow; yellowish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellowy¹

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

Example Sentences

As a kid, I'd ogled my mom’s preteen scrapbooks in secret many times: laminated, yellowy paper pasted with images of Harrison Ford posing for photoshoots dressed as his character from Episodes IV, V and VI: the handsome and brash pirate-pilot, Han Solo.

From Salon

"The spaceship looked like a cigar shape with a dome on it with yellowy, orange to red light on the top of it," one child told BBC cameras at the time.

From BBC

"The spaceship looked like a cigar shape with a dome on it with yellowy, orange to red light on the top of it," one child told BBC cameras at the time.

From BBC

The magistrate was skinny under his coat, balding but bearded, and the skin on his face was yellowy and pockmarked.

From Literature

She thought of old movies filmed with this same yellowy filter over the lens: apocalypse, end of the world.

From Slate