WASHY meaning: Lacking in color, vigor, strength

We found 22 dictionaries that define the word washy:

General (21 matching dictionaries)

washy: Merriam-Webster
washy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
washy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
washy: Collins English Dictionary
washy: Vocabulary.com
Washy, washy: Wordnik
washy: Wiktionary
washy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
washy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
washy: Infoplease Dictionary
washy: Dictionary.com
washy: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Washy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
washy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
washy: Rhymezone
Washy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
washy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WASHY: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
washy: FreeDictionary.org
washy: Mnemonic Dictionary
washy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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washy: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (washy)

▸ adjective:  Watery; damp; soft.
▸ adjective:  Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
▸ adjective:  (US, dialect, archaic or horse racing) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
▸ noun:  (childish or poetic, rare) A wash, an act of washing.

Similar:

faded, watery, washed-out, dilute, bleached, colorless, weak, colourless, waterish, moist, more...

Opposite:

bold, strong, vibrant, rich, deep

Types:

soapy, sudsy, sputtering, drippy, muddy, murky, foggy, briny, more...

Phrases:

wishy washy, wish washy, more...

Adjectives:

wishy, weak, dishy, unfortunate, careless, spasmodic, speaking, incapable, colour