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sallowy

/ˈsælɵwi/

sallowy adjective: of a sallow tinge; yellowish.

Adjective (1)

sallowy (comparative more sallowy, superlative most sallowy)

  1. Of a sallow tinge; yellowish.
    • He ^([sic]) skin was a sallowy yellow shade and her hair had been dyed black for a film.2016, Mary S. Lovell, The Riviera Set

Adjective (2)

sallowy (comparative more sallowy, superlative most sallowy)

  1. Having many sallows.
    • He dreamed; but Arthur with a hundred spears / Rode far, till o'er the illimitable reed, / And many a glancing plash and sallowy isle1859-85, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King

Forms of sallowy

comparativemore sallowy
superlativemost sallowy

Origin of sallowy

From Middle English *salowy, from Old English *saluwiġ (“dark-coloured, yellowish”) (attested in saluwiġfeþera, saluwiġpād (“having dark feathers”)), equivalent to sallow + -y.

From sallow (“goat willow”) + -y.

Questions about sallowy

What does sallowy mean?
Sallowy means of a sallow tinge; yellowish.
What part of speech is sallowy?
Sallowy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sallowy?
Sallowy is pronounced /ˈsælɵwi/.

Words near sallowy in the dictionary

  1. sallowly
  2. sallowness
  3. sallows
  4. sallowthorn
  5. sallowthorns
  6. sallowy
  7. Salluit
  8. Sallustian
  9. Sallustius
  10. sally
  11. Sally Ann

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