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yellowed

yellowed adjective: having acquired a yellow color (or discoloration), especially when due to age; having been made yellow. Also the simple past and past participle of yellow.

Adjective

yellowed (comparative more yellowed, superlative most yellowed)

  1. Having acquired a yellow color (or discoloration), especially when due to age; having been made yellow.

Also used as

yellowed is also the simple past and past participle of yellow.

Forms of yellowed

comparativemore yellowed
superlativemost yellowed

Phrases with yellowed

Questions about yellowed

What does yellowed mean?
Yellowed means having acquired a yellow color (or discoloration), especially when due to age; having been made yellow.
What part of speech is yellowed?
Yellowed is an adjective.

Words near yellowed in the dictionary

  1. yellowcress
  2. yellowcresses
  3. yellowcrown
  4. yellowcrowns
  5. yellowdicks
  6. yellowed
  7. yellowed off
  8. yellowed out
  9. yellowed up
  10. yellowen
  11. yellower

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