as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking
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Recent Examples of ashy
The pigments come together to liven up dullness and work exceptionally well on ashy or gray hairs, resulting in a super nuanced hue.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024
Bad formulas can be heavy or ashy or get stuck in your eyebrows, but nothing feels quite as insulting as when your SPF breaks you out.
—Us, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
The latter contains carbon atoms to help combat the possible outcome of an ashy, white cast.
—Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 25 June 2024
Three prisoners told the Journal Sentinel his body appeared stiff and his face ashy and puffy, leading the men to question how long Williams had been dead.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
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Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024
Bad formulas can be heavy or ashy or get stuck in your eyebrows, but nothing feels quite as insulting as when your SPF breaks you out.
—Us, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
The latter contains carbon atoms to help combat the possible outcome of an ashy, white cast.
—Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 25 June 2024
Three prisoners told the Journal Sentinel his body appeared stiff and his face ashy and puffy, leading the men to question how long Williams had been dead.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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That pallid face hadn’t smelled of evil in the least.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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That same pale green appears on the metal parts of the bundled Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Other symptoms of anemia include fatigue, weakness, rapid heart rate, and pale skin.2829 Hyperthyroidism: An overactive thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, increasing metabolism and heart rate.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cruelest consolation for an innocent life made ashen before her time.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Planted into the ashen soil, the future forest continues to need human help: soil amendments, watering, weeding, protection from hungry animals and more.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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