ashen
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ən adjective
1.
ash-colored; gray.
2.
extremely pale; drained of color; pallid: His face was ashen.
3.
consisting of ashes.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | drained of colour; pallid |
| 2. | consisting of or resembling ashes |
| 3. | of a pale greyish colour |
| ashen2 (ˈæʃən) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or made from the ash tree or its timber | |
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Example sentences
Colors varied from chalky gray to ashen gray, with hints of tan or cocoa brown at times, depending on the angle of view.
She turned ashen at the sight of him, but she steadied herself.
His hands shook violently, his face was ashen, his body was frail.
Mortification turned her face scarlet and then it went ashen.
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