: resembling ashes (as in color)
especially
: deathly pale
a face ashen and haggard
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Adjective (1)
still looking ashen from his bout with the flu
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
As the trial got underway, her clients sat ashen at the defense table.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
His skin, particularly his face, had an ashen appearance.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
As the trial got underway, her clients sat ashen at the defense table.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
His skin, particularly his face, had an ashen appearance.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ashen
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“Ashen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashen. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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