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washed-out

  [wosht-out, wawsht-]
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–adjective
1. faded, esp. from washing.
2. Informal.
a. weary; exhausted.
b. tired-looking; wan.
Origin:
1830–40
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washed-out   (wŏsht'out', wôsht'-)
adj.  

  1. Lacking color or intensity; faded.

  2. Exhausted or tired-looking.

  3. Having dropped a project or an enterprise or having been dropped from one: a washed-out officer candidate.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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