quite washed out
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Thoroughly exhausted, done up, with no strength or spirit left.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “quite washed out” mean?
Thoroughly exhausted, done up, with no strength or spirit left.
Is “quite washed out” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.