- wishy-washy adj
- Those who daydream in the bath tub are wishy-washy.
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wishy-washy adj
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wishy-washy — [adj] bland, dull banal, characterless, cowardly, enervated, feeble, flat, flavorless, indecisive, ineffective, ineffectual, insipid, irresolute, jejune, languid, listless, mediocre, namby pamby*, sapless, spiritless, tasteless, thin, vacillating … New thesaurus
wishy-washy — [wish′ē wôsh΄ē] adj. [redupl. of WASHY] Informal 1. watery; insipid; thin 2. a) weak; feeble b) vacillating; indecisive wishy washily adv … English World dictionary
wishy-washy — wish|y wash|y [ˈwıʃi ˌwɔʃi US ˌwo:ʃi, ˌwa:ʃi] adj informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: washy thin, watery (16 20 centuries), from wash] 1.) someone who is wishy washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wishy-washy — [[t]wɪ̱ʃi wɒʃi[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is wishy washy, you are critical of them because their ideas are not firm or clear. [INFORMAL] If there s anything I can t stand it s an indecisive, wishy washy customer … English dictionary
wishy-washy — wishy washily, adv. wishy washiness, n. /wish ee wosh ee, waw shee/, adj. 1. lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute. 2. washy or watery, as a liquid; thin and weak. [1685 95; gradational compound based on WASHY] * * * … Universalium
wishy-washy — adj. 1 feeble, insipid, or indecisive in quality or character. 2 (of tea, soup, etc.) weak, watery, sloppy. Etymology: redupl. of WASHY … Useful english dictionary
wishy-washy — adj. weak, feeble; worthlesswish·y wash·y || wɪʃɪwɑʃɪ , wɔʃɪ / wɒʃɪ … English contemporary dictionary
wishy-washy — adj 1. weak, thin, watery, runny, watered down, diluted, cut, stretched, attenuated, (of liquor) Scot. shilpit; pappy, paplike, milk and water, soppy, sodden; insipid, jejune, pallid, Sl. nothing, Sl. blah; bland, tasteless, flavorless, flat,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wishy-washy — wish•y wash•y [[t]ˈwɪʃ iˌwɒʃ i, ˌwɔ ʃi[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute 2) washy or watery, as a liquid; thin and weak • Etymology: 1685–95; gradational compound based on washy wish′y wash i•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
wishy-washy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. washed out, anemic, colorless; weak kneed or willed, spineless, irresolute, feeble, vacillating. See insipidity, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Watery] Syn. insipid, thin, diluted, weak,… … English dictionary for students
