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Ashy

//ˈæʃi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.

    "Still is he sullein, still he lowres and frets, Twixt crimson shame, and anger ashie pale,"

  2. 2
    Comprising, containing, or covered with ash.

    "Ye heauenly spirites, whose ashie cinders lie Vnder deep ruines, with huge walls opprest,"

  3. 3
    Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).

    "It was summer and his pants were short, so the pickle juice made clean streams down his ashy legs[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a light grey wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English asshy, asky, equivalent to ash + -y.

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