Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having yellow stripes: Describes something that is marked with lines or bands of the color yellow.

Usage

• This adjective is typically used attributively (before a noun) to describe the appearance of animals, clothing, objects, or patterns that feature distinct yellow lines.
• It is a compound adjective formed by combining the color "yellow" with the past participle "striped."

Examples

• Attributive use:
  • The yellow-striped fish darted through the coral reef.
  • She wore a yellow-striped dress to the summer party.
  • We identified the insect as a yellow-striped grasshopper.

Advanced Usage

• Hyphenation: The hyphen is used to link "yellow" and "striped" when they function together as a single adjective modifying a noun. This clarifies that "yellow" modifies "striped," not the noun directly.
  • Compare: A yellow, striped cushion (a cushion that is both yellow and has stripes of any color) vs. A yellow-striped cushion (a cushion with stripes that are specifically yellow).

Variants and Related Words

• Striped (adj): Marked with stripes or bands.
  • The tiger has a striped coat.
• Yellow (adj/n): Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum; a primary subtractive color.
  • The sunflowers were a bright yellow.

Synonyms

• Banded with yellow: Marked with bands of yellow.
• Yellow-banded: Having bands of yellow (a very close synonym, though "striped" often implies thinner lines than "banded").

Notes

• This is a descriptive compound adjective. Its meaning is very specific and literal, so it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.
• Similar adjectives can be formed with other colors (e.g., , ).

Adjective

1. having yellow stripes