WISHY-WASHILY

Meaning of WISHY-WASHILY in English

|wishē|]wȯshə̇lē, -ishi|], ]wäsh-, ]wȯish-, -li, chiefly in substand speech ]wȯrsh- or ]wärsh- adverb

: in a wishy-washy manner : insipidly

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WISHY — washy adj. 1 neither here nor there, undecided, indecisive, irresolute, half-hearted, shilly-shallying, tergiversating, vacillating, uncertain, of or having mixed feelings, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WASHILY — Водяной
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WISHY-WASHY — — wishy-washily , adv. — wishy-washiness , n. /wish"ee wosh'ee, -waw'shee/ , adj. 1. lacking in decisiveness; without strength or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISHY-WASHY — adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy Date: 1703 lacking in character or determination ; ineffectual , lacking in strength or flavor …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WISHY-WASHINESS — noun see: wishy-washy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WISHY-WASHY — -shē, -shi adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy 1. : lacking in strength or flavor : weak , insipid their wishy-washy, …
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WISHY-WASHINESS — -shēnə̇s, -shin- noun : the quality or state of being wishy-washy : insipidity
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WISHY-WASHINESS — see wishy-washy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISHY-WASHY — adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy Date: 1703 1. : lacking in character or determination : ineffectual wishy-washy leadership 2. : …
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WISHY-WASHY — noun a weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash. 2. wishy-washy ·adj thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; …
Webster English vocab
WISHY-WASHY — [wishy-washy] adj [redupl. of washy] (ca. 1693) 1: lacking in character or determination: ineffectual 2: lacking in strength or flavor: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WISHY-WASHY — wishy-wash|y BrE AmE ˈwɪʃ i ˌwɒʃ |i ˌ••ˈ•• AmE \ -ˌwɑːʃ |i -ˌwɔːʃ- ▷ wishy-wash|iness i nəs i nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WISHY-WASHY — / ˈwɪʃi wɒʃi; NAmE -wɔːʃi; -wɑːʃi/ adjective ( informal , disapproving ) 1. not having clear or firm ideas or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISHY-WASHY — wish ‧ y-wash ‧ y /ˈwɪʃi ˌwɒʃi $ -ˌwɒːʃi, -ˌwɑːʃi/ BrE AmE adjective informal [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: washy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISHY-WASHY — If you say that someone is wishy-washy , you are critical of them because their ideas are not firm or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISHY-WASHY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Brown has been criticized for being wishy-washy on political reform. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WISHY-WASHY — 25B6; adjective he's so wishy-washy : FEEBLE, ineffectual, weak, vapid, effete, spineless, limp, namby-pamby, spiritless, indecisive; informal wet, pathetic. wishy-washy …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WISHY WASHY — not able to decide, saying yes and no I like you because you're decisive, because you're not wishy washy.
English Idioms vocab
WISHY-WASHY — not able to decide, saying yes and no I like you because you're decisive, because you're not wishy-washy.
English Idioms vocabulary
WISHY-WASHY — прил.; разг.1) жидкий, слабый, водянистый (о напитке) wishy-washy, watery wine — слабое, сильно разбавленное вино Syn:sloppy 2) немощный, слабосильный, хилый …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WISHY-WASHY — прил. ; разг. 1) жидкий, слабый, водянистый ( о напитке ) wishy-washy, watery wine — слабое, сильно разбавленное вино Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WISHY-WASHY — прил.; разг. 1) жидкий, слабый, водянистый (о напитке) wishy-washy, watery wine — слабое, сильно разбавленное вино Syn: sloppy 2) немощный, слабосильный, хилый I am quite well …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WATERY — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water, containing, sodden with, or yielding water …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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SLIP-SLOP — I. adjective Etymology: slipslop 1. archaic : given to or marked by verbal blundering 2. : lacking in solidity or …
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INSIPID — I. ə̇nˈsipə̇d adjective Etymology: French & Late Latin; French insipide, from Middle French, from Late Latin insipidus, from Latin in- …
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BLAND — I. ˈbland, -aa(ə)nd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Latin blandus 1. a. : smooth and soothing in manner : …
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WATERY — ˈwȯ]d.ərē, ˈwä], ]tə-, -ri\ adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæterig, from wæter water + …
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TALENT — ˈtalənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English talent, talente; in sense 1, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, …
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MILK-AND-WATER — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : lacking in vigor and richness : weak , insipid , wishy-washy milk-and-water poetry
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WASHY — adj. (washier, washiest) 1 (of liquid food) too watery or weak; insipid. 2 (of colour) faded-looking, thin, faint. 3 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASHY — adj. (washier, washiest) 1. (of liquid food) too watery or weak; insipid. 2 (of colour) faded-looking, thin, faint. 3 (of …
Oxford English vocab
BLAND — adj. 25B6; adjective bland food : TASTELESS, flavourless, insipid, weak, watery, spiceless, wishy-washy. a bland film : UNINTERESTING, dull, boring, …
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