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sallowish

/ˈsæloʊwɪʃ/

sallowish adjective: slightly sallow.

Adjective

sallowish (comparative more sallowish, superlative most sallowish)

  1. Slightly sallow.

Forms of sallowish

comparativemore sallowish
superlativemost sallowish

Origin of sallowish

From sallow + -ish.

Questions about sallowish

What does sallowish mean?
Sallowish means slightly sallow.
What part of speech is sallowish?
Sallowish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sallowish?
Sallowish is pronounced /ˈsæloʊwɪʃ/.

Words near sallowish in the dictionary

  1. sallowed
  2. sallower
  3. sallowest
  4. sallowfaced
  5. sallowing
  6. sallowish
  7. sallowly
  8. sallowness
  9. sallows
  10. sallowthorn
  11. sallowthorns

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