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washy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Washy \Wash"y\, a. [From {Wash}.] 1. Watery; damp; soft. ``Washy ooze.'' --Milton. 2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as washy tea; washy resolutions. A polish . . . not over thin and washy. --Sir H. Wotton. 3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as a washy horse. [Local, U. S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: washy adj 1: lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy prose" 2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {weak}] 3: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out}]
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