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wannish
[ won-ish ]
/ ˈwɒn ɪʃ /
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adjective
somewhat wan.
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How to use wannish in a sentence
The moon turns the smoke into wannish clouds of white and yellow, which slowly rise, break, and disappear.
The Log School-House on the Columbia|Hezekiah ButterworthWanness should be taken as meaning simply less bright than absolute whiteness, as Keats speaks of “wannish fire,” etc.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward BerdoeHe had the look about him—a wearied and red-eyed and a wannish look it was—of one who never knows when he is licked.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb