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Dashy vs Washy - What's the difference?

dashy | washy |

As adjectives the difference between dashy and washy

is that dashy is calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy while washy is watery; damp; soft.

dashy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (colloquial, dated) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

    • Related terms

    * dashing

    washy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Watery; damp; soft.
  • Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
    • washy tea
    washy resolutions
  • (US, dialect, archaic) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
    • a washy horse