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ashy

adjective as in pale

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Example Sentences

His face was of an ashy whiteness; the veins of his brow stood out; his dry lips were drawn.

A mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.

It was a pandemonium which horribly frightened the Mexican rancheros, and made Coronado's dark cheek turn to an ashy yellow.

They were obviously panic-stricken, one or two of them being of an ashy-yellow, their nearest possible approach to pallor.

He was worn and thin, his beard was white, and the once dark features wore "a sort of grey, ashy halo."

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ashy, such as: ash-colored, ashen, blanched, colorless, livid, and lurid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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