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English Dictionary: washy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washy
adj
  1. overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Washy \Wash"y\, a. [From {Wash}.]
      1. Watery; damp; soft. [bd]Washy ooze.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble;
            as, washy tea; washy resolutions.
  
                     A polish . . . not over thin and washy. --Sir H.
                                                                              Wotton.
  
      3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor;
            as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]
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