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Word entry · 4 letters

ashy

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"Pale gray"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈæʃi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ahsyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Pale gray, powdery, or resembling ashes in color or texture.

Word origin

From Middle English asshy, asky, equivalent to ash + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • Still is he sullein, still he lowres and frets, / Twixt crimson shame, and anger ashie pale,
  • Tell her that sicknesse, with her ashie hand, / Hath swept away the beauty from my cheekes,
  • Again the operation; again the narcotic; again some return of colour to the ashy cheeks, and the regular breathing of healthy sleep.

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