Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or covered with ashes.
- adjective Having the color of ashes; pale.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to, consisting of, or resembling ashes; hence, ash-colored; pale.
- Sprinkled with ashes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.
- adjective Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale.
- adjective pale as ashes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having the color of
ashes . - adjective A
pallor . - adjective African American Vernacular having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a light grey
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Examples
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Wall has gone from being a self-described "ashy" kid with cornrows who sold candy from his backpack in middle school to living the sweet life.
For Wizards rookie John Wall, growth not limited to the basketball court by Michael Lee 2011
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Explosive eruptions that destroy vegetation and deposit volcanic rocks and ash over wide areas create conditions that (1) promote increased rates of surface runoff during rainstorms; (2) dramatically increase the availability of loose debris that can be eroded and transported into river valleys; and (3) typically result in persistent airborne "ashy" conditions due to wind and human activities.
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Now, I really get a huge giggle out of the "ashy" grill picture--it's exceptionally difficult to find a SINGLE piece of "food" on the actual grate.
Mixed Grill Jen 2009
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I can't think of one skin tone that would benefit from a sheer wash of white, off-white or clay which they might as well have gone and named "ashy" or "zombie".
Archive 2006-05-21 PeaceBang 2006
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I can't think of one skin tone that would benefit from a sheer wash of white, off-white or clay which they might as well have gone and named "ashy" or "zombie".
Summer Legs and Summer L'eggs PeaceBang 2006
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Lofty monuments, slender steeples emerged from the gloom; a kind of ashy light was spread abroad.
The Underground City 2003
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Lofty monuments, slender steeples emerged from the gloom; a kind of ashy light was spread abroad.
The Underground City 1877
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Lofty monuments, slender steeples emerged from the gloom; a kind of ashy light was spread abroad.
The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern Jules Verne 1866
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"Hey AI, my wife was the one that said you were 'ashy'!"
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"ashy" face and chattering teeth, while his besieger walked growling around the wagon, occasionally jumping up upon the chance of seizing an unguarded foot.
Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers
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