"ashen-faced" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ashen-faced [comparative], most ashen-faced [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ashen-faced (comparative more ashen-faced, superlative most ashen-faced)
  1. Having a pallor (pale face) due to fear or similar emotion Categories (topical): Face, Fear

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