Washy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  washy
       adj 1: lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy
              prose"
       2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery
          milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {weak}]
       3: 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}]
       [also: {washiest}, {washier}]