adjective
definition
Having the color of ashes.
definition
Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).
Examples of ashy in a Sentence
This can cause skin to look dry, dull, or ashy.
Though some people feel that mineral makeup makes skin look ashy, others disagree.
The original material was a fine clay, sometimes with more or less of sand or ashy ingredients, occasionally with some lime; and the bedding may be indicated by alternating bands of different lithological character, crossing the cleavage faces of the slates, and often interrupting the cleavage, or rendering it imperfect.
Great is its seething, like a burning cinder, a grievous thing of an ashy color.
Soy candles produce less soot - that dark, ashy substance that coats walls, ceilings is a particulate matter made up of carbon and is dangerous to human lungs.
Some mineral lines do not have the perfect shade for everyone and mineral makeup can make ladies of color look ashy.
Even when this makeup was made in darker shades, it often left an ashy undertone on dark complexions.
This can give your face an unflattering, ashy tone.
As ethnic skin types tend to be both sensitive and ashy, this is a huge plus.
Lighter makeup can make skin look ashy or dry.
African American women sometimes have trouble finding a foundation that matches their skin tone because many popular foundations have yellow undertones, which can look chalky and ashy on women of color.
Instead of opting for natural blonde hair highlights in honey or ashy tones, she prefers bold punk shades such as pink, purple, or fluorescent yellow.
Exfoliate regularly to keep dry, ashy skin at bay, and use a stretch-mark solution for any unsightly lines.
Pore clogging sunblocks can aggravate acne and some sunblocks make African American skin look ashy.
People whose skin tends to look ashy or flaky could benefit from Revlon Dry Skin Relief Moisture Lotion.
A series of moulds for casting in the XIIth Dynasty show that the forms were carved out in thick pieces of pottery, and then lined with fine ashy clay.
As we were waiting an Ashy cuckoo shrike posed on a tree near to which a Bamboo lemur was spotted by our eagle-eyed guide.