Meaning & use
Yellowish
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Somewhat yellow in color.
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The old photograph had faded to a yellowish tint.
Jaundice can give the skin and eyes a yellowish tinge.
A note on using this word
The suffix '-ish' softens the color term, indicating an approximate rather than pure shade, as in 'greenish' or 'reddish'.
Words with a similar meaning
yellowysallow
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