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washy
wash·y W0040400 (wŏsh′ē, wô′shē)adj. wash·i·er, wash·i·est 1. Pale in color; washed-out.2. Watery; diluted: washy tea.3. Lacking strength or resolution: "I must be a weak, washy, evil thing who could not possibly make up his mind" (Theodore Dreiser). wash′i·ness n.washy (ˈwɒʃɪ) adj, washier or washiest1. overdiluted, watery, or weak2. lacking intensity or strength ˈwashily adv ˈwashiness nwash•y (ˈwɒʃ i, ˈwɔ ʃi) adj. wash•i•er, wash•i•est. 1. diluted too much; weak: washy coffee. 2. pale, thin, or weak, as if from excessive dilution; pallid: washy coloring. [1560–70] wash′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | washy - overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"weak, waterydilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" | | 2. | washy - having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"bleached, faded, washed-outcolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
washyadjective1. Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture:dilute, thin, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak.2. Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:bland, innocuous, insipid, jejune, namby-pamby, vapid, waterish, watery.Informal: wishy-washy.TranslationsIdiomsSeewishy-washywashy
Synonyms for washyadj lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixtureSynonyms- dilute
- thin
- watered-down
- waterish
- watery
- weak
adj lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originalitySynonyms- bland
- innocuous
- insipid
- jejune
- namby-pamby
- vapid
- waterish
- watery
- wishy-washy
Synonyms for washyadj overly dilutedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having lost freshness or brilliance of colorSynonymsRelated Words |