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
As this color lives between ashy and warm, there’s a lot of flexibility to adapt the shade to someone’s natural skin tone and coloring, says Kim.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Sep. 2025
This is the rare purple shampoo that can be used with every wash, particularly for those who prefer ashy or pastel-lavender hues.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
The scientists began by removing the ashy residue from the ends of used e-cig filters, which were composed mainly of cellulose and PLA (polylactic acid) fibers.
—Ben Coxworth
july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
While some touch-up products can skew too ashy or matte on deeper tones, this one nails that soft, satin finish that actually looks like hair.
—Neha Tandon, Glamour, 12 May 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Sep. 2025
This is the rare purple shampoo that can be used with every wash, particularly for those who prefer ashy or pastel-lavender hues.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
The scientists began by removing the ashy residue from the ends of used e-cig filters, which were composed mainly of cellulose and PLA (polylactic acid) fibers.
—Ben Coxworth
july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
While some touch-up products can skew too ashy or matte on deeper tones, this one nails that soft, satin finish that actually looks like hair.
—Neha Tandon, Glamour, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ashy
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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The fruit’s pale, glossy surface already gives it that eerie eyeball effect.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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The floors were made of pale gray wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its skin looked yellow, and sometimes ashen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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