Meanings
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adj
somewhat yellow in color
A yellowish light shone through the fog.
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adj
· somewhat yellow in color
pale yellowflavescent
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lutescentxanthic
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yellow
Etymology
From Middle English yelowisch, equivalent to yellow plus -ish. The suffix marks approximation, so yellowish means not fully yellow but tending toward yellow.