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Webster 1913 Edition

Washy

Wash′y

,
Adj.
[From
Wash
.]
1.
Watery; damp; soft.
“Washy ooze.”
Milton.
2.
Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble;
as,
washy
tea;
washy
resolutions
.
A polish . . . not over thin and
washy
.
Sir H. Wotton.
3.
Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor;
as, a
washy
horse
.
[Local, U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Washy

WASHY

,
Adj.
[from wash.]
1.
Watery; damp; soft; as the washy ooze.
2.
Weak; not solid.
3.
Weak; not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as a washy horse. [New England.]

Definition 2024

washy

washy

English

Adjective

washy ‎(comparative washier, superlative washiest)

  1. Watery; damp; soft.
  2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
    washy tea
    washy resolutions
  3. (US, dialect, archaic) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
    a washy horse

Noun

washy ‎(plural washies)

  1. (childish or poetic, rare) A wash, an act of washing.
    Squishy, squishy, squashy. Give your hands a washy.

Etymology

wash +‎ -y

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