sallow
YellowishYellowish.: Of a sickly pale colour.
» A tall man with a sallow complexion walked into the room and sat down next to Tom.
Ein großer Mann mit fahler Gesichtsfarbe kam in den Raum und setzte sich neben Tom. — Dani6187
Человек с землистым лицом вошел в комнату и сел рядом с Томом. — sharptoothed
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5 sensesYellowish.
Of a sickly pale colour.
blassgelblich, blässlich, teigig
земли́стыйzemlístyj
(Ireland)Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
Foul; murky; sickly.
- unhealthy looking
Examples
3 sentencesA tall man with a sallow complexion walked into the room and sat down next to Tom.
ruЧеловек с землистым лицом вошел в комнату и сел рядом с Томом. — sharptoothed
deEin großer Mann mit fahler Gesichtsfarbe kam in den Raum und setzte sich neben Tom. — Dani6187
Anne cast herself into Marilla's arms and rapturously kissed her sallow cheek.
deAnne warf sich Marilla in die Arme und küsste ihr vor Begeisterung die fahlen Wangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Barren trees are the fir, elder, birch, cypress, beech, ivy, sallow, linden and so on, but most of them afford shade.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-West Germanic *salu, from PrFrom Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-West Germanic *salu, from Proto-Germanic *salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selH-.
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Forms
sallower, sallowestSynonyms
1 synonyms- unhealthy looking:sickly
Word family
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