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
Satellite imagery shows six deep holes in the ground around Fordo, and ashy debris over much of the site.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
The skin may look dull, ashy, flaky, or have a sandpaper-like texture.2
This dryness can spread across the arms, legs, or upper body.
—Health, 11 May 2025
Editor’s tip: For those with two-toned or naturally darker lips, finding a liner that shows up without looking ashy is key, and Fenty Beauty’s Coal Blooded gets it right.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
From the east, everything looked blue — ashy, cool-toned silhouettes of what still stood.
—Loren Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
The skin may look dull, ashy, flaky, or have a sandpaper-like texture.2
This dryness can spread across the arms, legs, or upper body.
—Health, 11 May 2025
Editor’s tip: For those with two-toned or naturally darker lips, finding a liner that shows up without looking ashy is key, and Fenty Beauty’s Coal Blooded gets it right.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
From the east, everything looked blue — ashy, cool-toned silhouettes of what still stood.
—Loren Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
Adjective
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Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Formed as clusters of pale purple crystal glass, the original chandelier used to adorn the entrance to the banquet hall in the Main Building.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street stands a pale yellow basin ringed with silver taps.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Given shorter travel times, a greater number of people would be able to experience its otherworldly ashen plains.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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