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washed-out

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washed-out (wshtout, wôsht-)
adj.
1. Lacking color or intensity; faded.
2. Exhausted or tired-looking.
3. Having dropped a project or an enterprise or having been dropped from one: a washed-out officer candidate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.washed-out - drained of energy or effectivenesswashed-out - drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
2.washed-out - having lost freshness or brilliance of colorwashed-out - having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
Translations
washed-out [ˈwɒʃtaʊt] ADJ (= faded, pale) [fabric] → decolorado, desteñido; [colour] → pálido
his washed-out blue eyessus pálidos ojos azules
washed-out [ˈwɒʃtˈaʊt] adj (faded, colour) → slavato/a, sbiadito/a; (tired, person) → sfinito/a, distrutto/a
see also wash out


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