yellowish
yellowish
Definition
yel·low·ish (yel′ō is̸h)
adjective
somewhat yellow
yellowish
Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- color: The coat is very light in color but there is still dark ticking and the base of the hairs is yellowish in color.
Modifies a noun
- tinge: Some teeth have a yellowish tinge, some are more beige - very few are actually ' white ' .
- tint: Males have blue-violet rumps and wings, while hens have a yellowish tint to their faces.
- hue: As the year goes on the stems and branches turn a slight yellowish hue in autumn.
- powder: These proteins appears as a fine, slightly yellowish powder and have a typical wheat taste.
- color: From thence they clearly saw smoke of a yellowish color rising in the air.
- clay: It was backfilled with a dark yellowish brown sandy clay.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: These proteins appears as a fine, slightly yellowish powder and have a typical wheat taste.
- somewhat: The underside of the hind wings is generally mottled green tho somewhat yellowish on the female.
- almost: In their midst was another much smaller bird resembling a very pale, almost yellowish female House Sparrow with a very small bill.
- distinctly: This varies from gray through to distinctly yellowish gray.
Used with adjective complement
- look: People with Sickle Cell Anemia often have mild jaundice which can make the whites of their eyes look yellowish.
- turn: A doctor about to turn yellowish ( 5 ) 16.
- appear: Most blue whales are blue-grey and mottled with lighter spots but some appear yellowish underneath due to algae growing on them.
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