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WISHY-WASHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wishy-washy mean?
• WISHY-WASHY (adjective)
The adjective WISHY-WASHY has 1 sense:
1. weak in willpower, courage or vitality
Familiarity information: WISHY-WASHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Weak in willpower, courage or vitality
Synonyms:
gutless; namby-pamby; spineless; wishy-washy
Similar:
weak (wanting in physical strength)
Context examples
His pale, wishy-washy eyes were swimming like lazy summer seas, though what blissful visions they beheld were beyond my imagination.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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