ashy
ash-colored; pale; wan: an ashy complexion.
of or resembling ashes: an ashy residue.
sprinkled or covered with ashes.
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How to use ashy in a sentence
People were being evacuated to beaches, huddling on ashy shorelines beneath scarlet skies.
Even mild eruptions, like the ashy burp from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull in 2010, can force the global economy to grind to a halt.
Kilauea is erupting in Hawaii. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes. | Umair Irfan | September 30, 2021 | VoxThe answer, as it often is for many women who are trying pull off this particular subterfuge, was an ashy honey blonde.
Some young women embraced their gray hair during the pandemic. They might not go back. | Maura Judkis | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostHis face was of an ashy whiteness; the veins of his brow stood out; his dry lips were drawn.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodA mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
It was a pandemonium which horribly frightened the Mexican rancheros, and made Coronado's dark cheek turn to an ashy yellow.
Overland | John William De ForestThey were obviously panic-stricken, one or two of them being of an ashy-yellow, their nearest possible approach to pallor.
Overland | John William De ForestHe was worn and thin, his beard was white, and the once dark features wore "a sort of grey, ashy halo."
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
British Dictionary definitions for ashy
/ (ˈæʃɪ) /
of a pale greyish colour; ashen
consisting of, covered with, or resembling ash
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