Ashy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæʃi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ashy is an adjective meaning Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
Meaning
Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
More Meanings
- Comprising, containing, or covered with ash.
- (African-American Vernacular) Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).
Example Sentences
He lit the paper until it burned to an ashy film.
Beyond that black clot the sea lay, pale with last ashy gleam of day.
Tell her that sicknesse, with her ashie hand, Hath swept away the beauty from my cheekes,
Ye heauenly spirites, whose ashie cinders lie Vnder deep ruines, with huge walls opprest,
Word Forms
- ashier
- ashiest
Synonyms for ashy
Depending on context, synonyms include ashen, cineraceous, achromatic, colorless, ash-grey.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colorless, achromatic, ash-grey, paleness, pallid, wan.
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