1610s, "over-diluted," from wash (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "feeble, weak" is from 1630s. Related: Washiness.
washy coffee
washy colors
Washington
wash-out
washroom
wash-stand
wash-tub
washy
WASP
wasp
waspish
wassail
Wassermann
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