fad·ed
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Definition of faded
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: having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans a faded photograph from 1931
2
: having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.— Lynne Tillman
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“Faded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faded. Accessed 11 May. 2021.
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