jaundiced
3
7.7
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɔːndɪst/
- Specialized
:
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- But his eyes are jaundiced, so I'd like to run some tests and I will keep him overnight just to make sure everything is okay.
- jaundiced skin
- jaundiced eyes
- jaundiced baby
Examples
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When Sara looked up at him, her features taut with worry in the jaundiced corona of the porch light, he had just for a moment glimpsed a vision of himself as she must have seen him: bearish, slovenly, stinking of drink.
Fiction book (1998) -
His complexion looks jaundiced, he's put on weight, and he's drinking far too much.
Fiction book (1995) -
When I was born, I was jaundiced.
Blog text (19) -
Similarly, those patients who were still jaundiced had no signs or symptoms of acute liver failure.
Academic text (1999) -
I was born jaundiced.
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When another student was turning more and more jaundiced right before my eyes and falling asleep in every class, I couldn't stop myself from recommending that she see a specialist.
Academic text (2010) -
He is grinning, and his jaundiced face seems to be lit from within, glowing like a freshly picked lemon.
Fiction book (1995) -
The restaurant's dim lighting lent a jaundiced pallor to his already ashen complexion, making him appear gaunt and sickly.
Fiction book (2001) -
After her liver infection, her skin and eyes became jaundiced, causing concern among her family.
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The doctor observed that the patient's jaundiced skin indicated a possible underlying health issue.
Synonyms
45
7.4
Having skin the color of a lemon because of illness
7
3.4
Having a yellow color because of age or light
1
9.9
Having yellow skin and eyes because of liver problems
Having a yellow color, especially of the skin or eyes
Slightly yellow in color
Antonyms
How Yellow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jaundiced The word comes from the old French word jaune ('yellow') and was first used for the yellow colour of the skin and eyes in illness. So when someone is medically jaundiced, their skin or the whites of their eyes look yellow.