The DICT Development Group

  Washy \Wash"y\, a. [From Wash.]
     1. Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." --Milton.
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     2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble;
        as, washy tea; washy resolutions.
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              A polish . . . not over thin and washy. --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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     3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor;
        as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]
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  washy
      adj 1: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery
             milk"; "weak tea" [syn: 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" [syn: bleached, faded, washed-out,
         washy]