Washy

  • 11washy — adjective Watery; damp; soft …

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  • 12washy — See washed out above …

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  • 13washy — wash·y || wɑʃɪ , wÉ” / wÉ’ adj. diluted, watery; weak; colorless, wan …

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  • 14washy — adjective (washier, washiest) 1》 archaic (of food or drink) too watery.     ↘insipid. 2》 (of a colour) having a faded look. Derivatives washiness noun …

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  • 15washy — adj. (washier, washiest) 1 (of liquid food) too watery or weak; insipid. 2 (of colour) faded looking, thin, faint. 3 (of a style, sentiment, etc.) lacking vigour or intensity. Derivatives: washily adv. washiness n …

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  • 16wishy-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… …

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  • 17wishy-washy — adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy Date: 1703 1. lacking in character or determination ; ineffectual < wishy washy leadership > 2. lacking in strength or flavor ; weak < wishy washy wines > • wishy washiness …

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  • 18wishy-washy — adjective informal 1 a wishy washy person does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want: a bunch of wishy washy liberals 2 colours that are wishy washy are pale, not strong or dark …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19wishy-washy — adjective 1) he s so wishy washy Syn: feeble, ineffectual, weak, vapid, effete, gutless, spineless, limp, namby pamby, spiritless, indecisive, characterless; pathetic Ant: strong …

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  • 20Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, a. [See {Wash}.] Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; originally said of liquids. Fig., weak minded; spiritless. [1913 Webster] A weak wishy washy man who had hardly any mind of his own. A. Trollope. [1913 Webster] …

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