as in white
having an unhealthy yellowish skin color
A youngish sallowish gentleman in spectacles … caused a profound sensation …—
Charles Dickens
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Adjective
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One of the details described the placement of Guthrie's Apple Watch with a white wrist band that was left on the floor next to her bed.
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Paltrow wore a black, strapless gown and buckled slippers, while Martin sported a two-tone brown-and-blue sweater over a white T-shirt, with brown corduroy pants and a stylishly thin belt.
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The colors are really sallow and kind of ugly.
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The cold of winter can leave your complexion dry, sallow, and desperate for hydration.
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“Sallowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallowish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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