washed-out

[ wosht-out, wawsht- ]

/ ˈwɒʃtˈaʊt, ˈwɔʃt- /

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adjective

faded, especially from washing.

Informal.

weary; exhausted.
tired-looking; wan.

Origin of washed-out

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby washed-out

washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer, washerman, washerwoman

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Example sentences from the Web for washed-out

We live in a washed-out PC world where nobody in government wants to say the wrong thing so they say nothing at all.
An American in Full|Jonathan Alter|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I noticed a large grove of stumps in a washed-out channel near the glacier-front but had no time to examine closely.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir
The ideal “line of beauty” has turned the figures into bloodless shadows and washed-out theatrical forms.
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He gazed at his right hand man with a washed-out expression.
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Even here, so far from the washed-out towns, seven bodies have been found.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker
He was a soft-faced, washed-out youth, with a disposition to wink both eyes in a meek manner.
Fighting the Flames|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for washed-out

washed out

adjective (washed-out when prenominal)

faded or colourless

exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance

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