washy

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wash·y

(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.

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washy

(ˈwɒʃɪ)

adj, washier or washiest

1. overdiluted, watery, or weak

2. lacking intensity or strength

ˈwashily adv

ˈwashiness n

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wash•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.

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Adj.	1.	washy - 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.	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-out colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful

washy

adjective

1. 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.

Translations

pâle

acquoso insipido

washy

[ˈwɒʃɪ] ADJ (of food, drink) → aguado

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washy

adj → wässerig ? wishy-washy

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