[or more yellow; most yellow] 1 : having the color of the sun or of ripe lemons
▪ a yellow car ▪ The raincoat was yellow. 2 informal : afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected : cowardly
▪ He was too yellow to stand up and fight. 3 always used before a noun : containing news that is meant to shock people and that is not true or is only partly true
▪ yellow journalism
▪ a yellow car ▪ The raincoat was yellow.
▪ He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
▪ yellow journalism







