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washy

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wash·y  (wsh, wôsh)
adj. wash·i·er, wash·i·est
1. Watery; diluted: washy tea.
2. Lacking strength or intensity: a washy handshake; washy prose.
washi·ness n.
washy
Adjective
[washier, washiest]
1. overdiluted or weak
2. lacking intensity of colour: a washy blend of pale brown and pale grey
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Adj.1.washywashy - overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
weak, watery
dilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
2.washywashy - having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
bleached, faded, washed-out
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful


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