ashy

3 definitions • 3 examples

consisting of or like ash (= the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance has burned):

They found fruit thrived in the ashy soil at the feet of volcanoes.

light grey in colour:

Her ashy face was anxious, pallid with lack of sleep.

(of skin) feeling dry, and having areas of white on it:

Moisturizers relieve the dry or "ashy" skin that is common among dark-skinned people.