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washed-out

 
Dictionary: washed-out   (wŏsht'out', wôsht'-)
adj.
  1. Lacking color or intensity; faded.
  2. Exhausted or tired-looking.
  3. Having dropped a project or an enterprise or having been dropped from one: a washed-out officer candidate.

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Idioms: washed out
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Faded in color; also, lacking animation. For example, This carpet is all washed out from the sun, or He looks all washed out. [Late 1700s; early 1800s] Also see wash out, def. 3.


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
  Synonyms: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, worn-out, worn out

Meaning #2: having lost freshness or brilliance of color
  Synonyms: bleached, faded, washy


 
 

 

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