English Explanatory Dictionary

sallowy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a sallow tinge; yellowish.
adj
  1. Having many sallows.

Pronunciation

/ˈsælɵwi/

Word forms

sallowy more sallowy most sallowy

Etymology

From Middle English *salowy, from Old English *saluwiġ (“dark-coloured, yellowish”) (attested in saluwiġfeþera, saluwiġpād (“having dark feathers”)), equivalent to sallow + -y.

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