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adjective
- 1. faded by or as if by sunlight or repeated washing: "washed-out jeans"
The meaning of WASHED-OUT is faded in color. How to use washed-out in a sentence.
WASHED OUT definition: 1. Washed out cloth has become less bright as a result of being washed a lot: 2. feeling or…. Learn more.
WASHED OUT meaning: 1. Washed out cloth has become less bright as a result of being washed a lot: 2. feeling or…. Learn more.
Washed-out definition: faded, especially from washing.. See examples of WASHED-OUT used in a sentence.
washed out. adj ( washed-out when prenominal) 1. (Art Terms) faded or colourless. 2. exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Thesaurus.
washed-out in British English. or washed out (ˌwɒʃtˈaʊt ) adjective. 1. very pale. He stared at me out of those washed-out blue eyes. suits in washed-out pastels. 2. very tired and lacking in energy.
washed-out. adjective. having lost freshness or brilliance of color. “a very pale washed-out blue”. synonyms: bleached, faded, washy. colorless, colourless. weak in color; not colorful. adjective. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
(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.
Definitions of wash out. verb. wear or destroy by the force of water. “The hail storms had washed out the bridges”. see more. verb. prevent or interrupt due to rain. “The storm had washed out the game”. synonyms: rain out.
Washed-out Definition. Carried or eroded away by moving water. A washed-out road. Faded in color, specif. from washing. Tired; spiritless. Tired-looking; pale and wan. Of clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often. Simple past tense and past participle of wash out.
