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
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Dirt and weeds and a cluster of ashy old firepits surrounded by ottoman-sized rocks and peeling Adirondack chairs.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
These cat-eye torties by @_citre are like staring into a roaring fire, with bright orange ember tones and ashy shades scattered across the nail.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Dirt and weeds and a cluster of ashy old firepits surrounded by ottoman-sized rocks and peeling Adirondack chairs.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
These cat-eye torties by @_citre are like staring into a roaring fire, with bright orange ember tones and ashy shades scattered across the nail.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
Adjective
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In other words, our complexion is looking pallid, our skin is dry, and our overall appearance is just a little blah at the moment.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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And try to summon, from our pallid, hazy situation, vistas of the sort that draw so sweet and pure a gaze.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Egg yolks can range in color from pale yellow to deep orange.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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Think pale hues with a sober gray tint or tranquil neutrals.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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