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yellowier

yellowier is the comparative form of yellowy.

Meaning of yellowy

Adjective

yellowy (comparative yellowier, superlative yellowiest)

  1. Somewhat yellow; yellowish.
    • Let the daisy, yellow-hearted,
      With its white leaves starry-parted,
      And the cowslips, yellowy pale,
      Serve her as a flowery veil—1816, John Hamilton Reynolds, “The Fairies”, in The Naiad: a Tale, with Other Poems, London: Taylor & Hessey, page 62

Questions about yellowier

What is yellowier the comparative form of?
Yellowier is the comparative form of yellowy.

Words near yellowier in the dictionary

  1. yellowheads
  2. yellowheart
  3. yellowhorn
  4. yellowhorns
  5. Yellowhorse
  6. yellowier
  7. yellowiest
  8. yellowing
  9. yellowing off
  10. yellowing out
  11. yellowing up

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