Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washed out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: washed out
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very tired and lacking energy or animation.

adj

Of colours: faded, pale.

adj

Synonym of washy (“tending to sweat profusely”).

American usage

verb

simple past and past participle of wash out

Example Sentences

"I feel really washed out after all that gardening."
"[…] she distinctly saw someone go down your garden towards the river and disappear among the trees. She says she wasn't taking much notice of it at the time, because there was no reason why there should be anything wrong in that, and it being dark she didn't see a lot, and she was feeling pretty washed out as well."
"a washed out horse"

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

exhausted weary bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired

Questions

What does washed out mean?: Very tired and lacking energy or animation.

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