kelmeä — meaning in English

English meaning

• ashen adj Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
• lurid adj Shockingly graphic or sensational, especially about violence, scandal, or sex.
• pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
• wan adj Pale and looking unwell or tired.
• watery adj Containing too much water, or thin and diluted like water.

Senses

kelmeä is used for these senses in English:

• ashen Ash-colored; pale; anemic
• pale Light in color.
• wan Pale, sickly-looking.
• wan Dim, faint.
• watery (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.

lurid — full definition

1. adj Shockingly graphic or sensational, especially about violence, scandal, or sex.
2. adj Unpleasantly bright or gaudy in colour.

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