from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
washy
adj 1: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery
milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {washy}, {weak}]
2: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached
deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue";
"washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out},
{washy}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Washy \Wash"y\, a. [From {Wash}.]
1. Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." --Milton.
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2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble;
as, washy tea; washy resolutions.
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A polish . . . not over thin and washy. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor;
as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]
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