milk-and-water

[ milk-uhn-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈmɪlk ənˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

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adjective

ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.

Words nearby milk-and-water

militiaman, militia movement of the 1990s, milium, milk, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk bank, milk bar, milk cap, milk chocolate, milk cow

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Example sentences from the Web for milk-and-water

Grace, old girl, this is a business that suits me; I was never meant for milk-and-water work.
Great Porter Square, v. 3|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
I always wondered why such a fiery devil as he was married such a milk-and-water creature as my good mother.
The Ebbing Of The Tide|Louis Becke
He had no milk-and-water friends and no milk-and-water enemies.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
It is impossible to govern such a country on the milk-and-water policy so loved by invertebrate politicians.
With the Zionists in Gallipoli|John Henry Patterson

When you have simply got to reduce your hard-hearted parents to contrition, milk-and-water methods are useless.
The Believing Years|Edmund Lester Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for milk-and-water

milk-and-water

adjective

(milk and water when postpositive) weak, feeble, or insipid

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单词	milk-and-water
释义	milk-and-water [ milk-uhn-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈmɪlk ənˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR milk-and-water ON THESAURUS.COM adjective ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength. Words nearby milk-and-water militiaman, militia movement of the 1990s, milium, milk, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk bank, milk bar, milk cap, milk chocolate, milk cow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milk-and-water Grace, old girl, this is a business that suits me; I was never meant for milk-and-water work. Great Porter Square, v. 3\|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon I always wondered why such a fiery devil as he was married such a milk-and-water creature as my good mother. The Ebbing Of The Tide\|Louis Becke He had no milk-and-water friends and no milk-and-water enemies. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll It is impossible to govern such a country on the milk-and-water policy so loved by invertebrate politicians. With the Zionists in Gallipoli\|John Henry Patterson When you have simply got to reduce your hard-hearted parents to contrition, milk-and-water methods are useless. The Believing Years\|Edmund Lester Pearson British Dictionary definitions for milk-and-water milk-and-water adjective (milk and water when postpositive) weak, feeble, or insipid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to milk-and-water tedious, innocuous, insipid, boring, stale, uninspiring, thin, watery, wishy-washy, tame, banal, dull, bland, colorless, dead, flavorless, inane, jejune, least, lifeless
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milk-and-water

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Words nearby milk-and-water

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British Dictionary definitions for milk-and-water

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