yellowish

Everyday

Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow. tree →

In the lessons

Used in describing colours in art, science (yellowish liquid in experiments, yellowish leaves when a plant lacks water or light) and health (yellowish skin can be a sign of illness).

Examples

• The old paper had turned yellowish. tree →
• The leaves went yellowish without enough sunlight. tree →
• The sky had a yellowish glow before the storm. tree →
• The liquid in the test tube was yellowish. tree →
• The bruise turned yellowish as it healed. tree →
• A yellowish-green frog sat on the leaf. tree →

Note

The ending «-ish» means «a bit»: reddish, greenish, yellowish. No double «l» problem: yellow + ish.