In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
WASHIER
WASHY
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
(adjective) having lost freshness or brilliance of color; “sun-bleached deck chairs”; “faded jeans”; “a very pale washed-out blue”; “washy colors”
watery, washy, weak
(adjective) overly diluted; thin and insipid; “washy coffee”; “watery milk”; “weak tea”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
washier
comparative form of washy
Anagrams
• wearish
Source: Wiktionary
WASHY
Wash"y, a. Etym: [From Wash.]
1. Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." Milton.
2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions. A polish . . . not over thin and washy. Sir H. Wotton.
3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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