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• wish|y-wash|y — «WIHSH ee WOSH ee, WSH », adjective. 1. thin and weak; insipid; watery: »wishy washy soup with no flavor. 2. Figurative. feeble; weak; poor: »a wishy washy excuse, a wishy washy attitude …   Useful english dictionary

• wish-wash — /wish wosh , wawsh /, n. 1. a drink that is thin and weak. 2. foolish talk or writing; claptrap. [1780 90; extracted from WISHY WASHY] * * * …   Universalium

• wish-wash — wish′ wash n. 1) a drink that is thin and weak 2) foolish talk or writing; claptrap • Etymology: 1780–90; extracted from wishy washy …   From formal English to slang

• wishy-washy — wish•y wash•y [[t]ˈwɪʃ iˌwɒʃ i, ˌwɔ ʃi[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute 2) washy or watery, as a liquid; thin and weak • Etymology: 1685–95; gradational compound based on washy wish′y wash i•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• wishy-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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wishy-washy — wish|y wash|y [ ,wıʃi waʃi ] adjective INFORMAL not strong or definite …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish wash. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wishy-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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wishy-washy — wishy washily, adv. wishy washiness, n. /wish ee wosh ee, waw shee/, adj. 1. lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute. 2. washy or watery, as a liquid; thin and weak. [1685 95; gradational compound based on WASHY] * * * …   Universalium

• wishy-washy — [wish′ē wôsh΄ē] adj. [redupl. of WASHY] Informal 1. watery; insipid; thin 2. a) weak; feeble b) vacillating; indecisive wishy washily adv …   English World dictionary