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   washed out

   /wɒʃt ˈaʊt/

   adjective

   • 1. faded by sunlight or repeated washing: "washed-out jeans" Similar fadedblanchedbleachedlighteneddecolorizedstonewashedpalelightflatdrabgreymutedlacklustrelustrelesswateryOpposite boldvivid
   • 2. (of a person) pale and tired: "he had pale grey eyes that made him appear tired and washed-out" Similar wanpallidpalewhitegreypastypasty-facedanaemiccolourlessbloodlessdrawnhaggardblancheddrainedpinchedpeakypeakishashenashen-facedchalkychalk whitewaxywaxensicklysallowwhey-facedghostlydeathlikedeathly paleas white as a sheetlooking as if one has seen a ghostrare:lymphaticexhaustedtired (out)worn outwearyfatiguedspentdrainedenfeebledenervatedrun downinformal:all indone indead on one's feetdeaddog-tiredplayed outknocked outbushedfagged (out)beatzonkedlike death warmed upknackeredwhackedpoopedtuckered outgassedrare:etiolatedOpposite ruddyflushedenergeticperky

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