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ashy Definition

ashy (as̸h′ē)

adjective ash′i·er, ash′i·est

  1. of, like, or covered with ashes
  2. of ash color; pale; pallid

ashy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • gray: The throat and supercilium were pale rather than ashy gray, identifying it as a first year bird.
  • deposit: A possible feature had been half sectioned and one of the fills comprised an ashy deposit.
  • layer: It was filled with a tumble of large stones interleaved with ashy layers rich in animal bone.
  • soil: Room 20 itself was paved with irregularly placed and unshaped stone slabs, over which lay a dense layer of black ashy soil.
  • cloud: Derek found himself standing in the midst of a swirling, ashy cloud.
  • fill: Many of the pits contained an ashy fill with abundant charcoal.