Thesaurus: washy

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1. a. Watery; damp; soft.
2. a. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions.
3. a. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse.
4. adj. overly diluted; thin and insipid
5. adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color
6. 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.]
7. s overly diluted; thin and insipid s having lost freshness or brilliance of color