washy

W4A1S1H4Y4

adjective

Watery; damp; soft.

“washy tea”

Similar
washed outwateryweakdiluteddilutebleachedfadedwashed-out
OriginEnglish wash ← Middle English waschen ← Old English wascan →
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Meanings

washy1

adjectivewashy (comparative washier, superlative washiest)

comparative washier · superlative washiest

  1. Watery; damp; soft.
  2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.

    washy tea

    1 more example

    washy resolutions

  3. USarchaicdialectalhobbiesNot firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.

    a washy horse

    Synonyms: washed out

washy2

nounwashy (plural washies)

plural washies

  1. childishrareA wash, an act of washing.

    Swishy, swishy, swashy. Give your hands a washy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.

Similar
washed out

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveoverly diluted; thin and insipid

Similar
wateryweakdiluteddilute

adjectivehaving lost freshness or brilliance of color

Similar
bleachedfadedwashed-outcolorlesscolourless
Also see
bleacheddilutedilutedfadedwashed outwateryweak

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

washy · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
  3. Proto-Germanic*waskaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waskan
  5. Old Englishwascan
  6. Middle Englishwaschen
  7. Englishwash
  8. Englishwashy

From wash + -y.

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washy · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
  3. Proto-Germanic*waskaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waskan
  5. Old Englishwascan
  6. Middle Englishwaschen
  7. Englishwash
  8. Englishwashy

From wash + -y.

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APA

washy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washy

MLA

“washy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washy.

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