sallowy
sallowy · more sallowy · most sallowy
Of a sallow tinge; yellowishOf a sallow tinge; yellowish.
/ˈsælɵwi/
Meaning
2 sensesOf a sallow tinge; yellowish.
Having many sallows.
1859-85, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King He dreamed; but Arthur with a hundred spears / Rode far, till o'er the illimitable reed, / And many a glancing plash and sallowy isle
Origin
From Middle English *salowy, from Old English *saluwiġ (“dark-coloured, yellowish”) (attesFrom Middle English *salowy, from Old English *saluwiġ (“dark-coloured, yellowish”) (attested in saluwiġfeþera, saluwiġpād (“having dark feathers”)), equivalent to sallow + -y.
From sallow (“goat willow”) + -y.
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Forms
more sallowy, most sallowy| Comparative | more sallowy Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sallowy Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form