washy : Idioms & Phrases

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wishy-washy

  • adjective satellite weak in willpower, courage or vitality
    gutless; namby-pamby; spineless.
WordNet
Wish"y-wash`y adjective
Etymology
See Wash.
Definitions
  1. Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; -- originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless.
    A weak wishy-washy man who had hardly any mind of his own. A. Trollope.
Wish"y-wash`y noun
Definitions
  1. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
Webster 1913