washed out

See also: washed-out

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

washed out (comparative more washed out, superlative most washed out)

1. (idiomatic) Very tired and lacking energy or animation.

   Synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued

   I feel really washed out after all that gardening.

2. Of colours: faded, pale.

   Synonyms: ashen, wan; see also Thesaurus:pallid

3. (US, horse racing) Synonym of washy (“tending to sweat profusely”)

   a washed out horse

Translations

(idiomatic) very tired

• Bulgarian: изтощен (bg) (iztošten)
• French: lessivé (fr), rincé (fr)

(colors) faded — see faded

Verb

washed out

1. simple past and past participle of wash out