verwaschen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwaschen, from Old High German firwaskan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ waschen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvaʃn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧wa‧schen

Verb

verwaschen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present verwäscht, past tense verwusch, past participle verwaschen, past subjunctive verwüsche, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, also figuratively, rare) to make something washy, washed out, blurry, fuzzy

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Participle

verwaschen

  1. past participle of verwaschen

Adjective

verwaschen (strong nominative masculine singular verwaschener, comparative verwaschener, superlative am verwaschensten)

  1. (of colours and shapes) faded, washed out, blurry, fuzzy
  2. (figuratively) unclear, indistinct, blurry
  3. (of speech) slurred, blurry

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