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ashen-faced

ashen-faced adjective: having a pallor (pale face) due to fear or a similar emotion.

Adjective

ashen-faced (comparative more ashen-faced, superlative most ashen-faced)

  1. (figuratively) Having a pallor (pale face) due to fear or a similar emotion.

Forms of ashen-faced

comparativemore ashen-faced
superlativemost ashen-faced

Questions about ashen-faced

What does ashen-faced mean?
Ashen-faced means having a pallor (pale face) due to fear or a similar emotion.
What part of speech is ashen-faced?
Ashen-faced is an adjective.

Words near ashen-faced in the dictionary

  1. Asheboro
  2. ashed
  3. ashen
  4. ashen knight
  5. ashen knights
  6. ashen-faced
  7. Ashendon
  8. ashened
  9. ashening
  10. ashenly
  11. ashenness

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