| 单词 | namby-pambyness | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈnamby-ˈpambyness   ˈnamby-ˈpambyness  n. the quality of being namby-pamby; weak sentimentality. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > 			[noun]		 > feeble sentimentality namby-pambyness1823 namby-pambyism1834 1823    Sporting Mag. May 126/2  				Prejudiced as I am, against the usual namby-pamby-ness of performances in water-colours [etc.]. 1871    ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 15 Dec. 		(1955)	 V. 226  				That keepsakey, impossible face..which has been engraved for the Life in all it [sic] odious namby-pambyness beautification. 1914    Unity 		(Chicago)	 23 Apr. 123/1  				What these ladies lack is more hard sense and less soft sense; more robustness and less namby-pamby-ness. 2014    M.-H. Bertino 2 A.M. at Cat's Pajamas 114  				Georgie's oblivion, Bella's selfobsession, Michael's namby-pamby-ness. < as lemmas  | 
	
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