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WASHED-OUT

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• WASHED-OUT (adjective)
The adjective WASHED-OUT has 2 senses:

1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
2. having lost freshness or brilliance of color

Familiarity information: WASHED-OUT used as an adjective is rare.

• WASHED-OUT (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Synonyms:

worn out; washed-out; spent; played out; fatigued; fagged; exhausted; dog-tired; worn-out

Context examples:

the day's shopping left her exhausted / he went to bed dog-tired / was fagged and sweaty / the trembling of his played out limbs / felt completely washed-out / only worn-out horses and cattle / you look worn out

Similar:

tired (depleted of strength or energy)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having lost freshness or brilliance of color

Synonyms:

bleached; faded; washed-out; washy

Context examples:

sun-bleached deck chairs / faded jeans / a very pale washed-out blue / washy colors

Similar:

colorless; colourless (weak in color; not colorful)

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