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adjective
- 1. faded by sunlight or repeated washing: "washed-out jeans" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) pale and tired: "he had pale grey eyes that made him appear tired and washed-out" Similar Opposite
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Washed out can mean not bright, colourless, or tired. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Washed-out means faded in color or depleted in vigor or animation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for washed-out.
Learn the meaning of 'washed-out' as an adjective to describe colours, eyes, or people. See examples, synonyms, and related terms for 'washed-out'.
Washed out can mean not bright or faded, or tired or exhausted. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from different sources and translations in Chinese.
(of cloth, clothes or colours) no longer brightly coloured, often as a result of being washed many times. She didn't like jeans that looked too washed out. a pair of washed-out old jeans; The walls were a washed-out blue colour.
Define washed out. washed out synonyms, washed out pronunciation, washed out translation, English dictionary definition of washed out. adj 1. faded or colourless 2. exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...
WASHED-OUT is an adjective that means faded, especially from washing, or exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance. See the origin, idioms, and example sentences of this word.
