wishy-washy

wish·y-wash·y  (wsh-wsh, -wôsh)

adj. wish·y-wash·i·er, wish·y-wash·i·est Informal

1. Thin and watery, as tea or soup; insipid.

2. Lacking in strength of character or purpose; ineffective.

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[Reduplication of washy, thin, watery, from wash.]

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wishy-washi·ness n.

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wishy-washy

Adjective

Informal lacking in character, force, or colour

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wishy-washy - weak in willpower, courage or vitality namby-pamby, spineless, gutless weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"

Translations

wishy-washy [ˈwɪʃɪwɔʃɪ] adj (col) [colour] → desvaído: [ideas, thinking] → flojo

wishy-washy [ˈwɪʃɪˈwɔʃɪ] adj (inf) [person] → qui manque de caractère falot(e): [ideas, thinking] → faiblard(e)

wishy-washy [ˈwɪʃɪˈwɔʃɪ] (inf) adj [colour] → verwaschen; [person] → farblos; [ideas] → nichtssagend

wishy-washy [ˈwɪʃɪˈwɔʃɪ] adj → insulso/a