Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sallowy

/ˈsælɵwi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sal-lowy
IPA: /ˈsælɵwi/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a sallow tinge; yellowish.

adj

Having many sallows.

Example Sentences

"He ^([sic]) skin was a sallowy yellow shade and her hair had been dyed black for a film."
"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"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *salowy, *saluwiġ
Suffix: sallow

Inflected Forms

more sallowy (comparative) most sallowy (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sallowy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsælɵwi/.
What does sallowy mean?: Of a sallow tinge; yellowish.
Where does sallowy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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