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wishy-washiness
wish·y-wash·y W0188900 (wĭsh′ē-wŏsh′ē, -wô′shē)adj. wish·y-wash·i·er, wish·y-wash·i·est Informal 1. a. Irresolute or indecisive: a wishy-washy supervisor who can't decide what to do.b. Lacking in purpose; weak or ineffective: a wishy-washy response to the criticism.2. Thin and watery, as tea or soup.
[Reduplication of washy, thin, watery, from wash.]
wish′y-wash′i·ness n.Thesauruswishy-washinessnounInformal. The state or quality of being insipid:blandness, innocuousness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, vapidity, vapidness, washiness, wateriness.TranslationsIdiomsSeewishy-washywishy-washiness
Synonyms for wishy-washinessnoun the state or quality of being insipidSynonyms- blandness
- innocuousness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- vapidity
- vapidness
- washiness
- wateriness
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