washy
[adjective]
Synonyms: dilute, diluted, thin, watered-down, waterish, watery, weak

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washy adjective. ['wɒʃi] M16.
[from WASH noun, verb + -Y¹. Cf. WISHY-WASHY.]
1. Having too much moisture, waterlogged. Also, (of wind or weather) moisture-laden, bringing rain. M16-M18.

2. a. Of food, drink, etc.: too diluted; weak, sloppy, watery. E17.
b. Of literary style, a person's opinions or remarks, etc.: lacking force or vigour, feeble, insipid. E19.
■ M. O. W. Oliphant The publication..was a weak and washy production.

3. Of the stomach: having an accumulation of liquid and undigested food. rare. E17.

4. Of colour, painting, etc.: thinly or loosely applied; lacking strength or intensity; pale. M17.
■ G. Allen Blue eyes..look so mild and gentle and washy.
■ P. Benson The canvas was covered with thin lines of..brown paint beneath a big washy block of blue.

5. Of a horse or cow: poor in quality or condition, esp. liable to sweat or have diarrhoea after slight exertion. M17.

6. Of a person: lacking strength or stamina; weak, ineffectual, feeble; exhausted, washed-out. Now rare exc. in WISHY-WASHY. M17.
■ S. Gibbons Nice-looking boy but a bit washy, thought Reenie.

■ washiness noun M17.

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