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sallowy

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsælɵwi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a sallow tinge; yellowish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having many sallows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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

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History

Etymology

From 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.