wishy-washy

wishy-washy

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1. hailakka, pliisu

Synonyymisanakirja: wishy-washy

wishy-washy

1. heikko, nynny, pelkurimainen, heikkotahtoinen, selkärangaton, jahkaileva.

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Riimisanakirja: wishy-washy

wishy-washy rimmaa näiden kanssa:

1. vichy, syyhy, möyhy, röyhy, jäähy...

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wishy-washy englanniksi

• waver Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, or support; namby-pamby.

Not wanting to be pressed for details, public relations gave a wishy-washy answer.

• thin Thin or watery.

The wishy-washy orange juice served by the cafeteria not only failed to be sweet; it was barely orange.

• 1915, "Maine booze turns an iron tub blue", The Mixer and Server 24 (1): 5

Usually the quality of the liquor is judged by the "bite" of it. The hotter the better. A drink of first class, aged whisky would be ridiculed in most parts of Maine as a wishy-washy beverage fit only for mollycoddles. The Down East "soak" wants something that stings and burns all the way, and usually he gets it(..)

• 2006, Gipsy Petulengro, Romany Hints for Outdoor Living and Tips for Ramblers, page 7

And you will appreciate drinking the hot cup, or rather billy, of tea—which is more than one can call the wishy-washy concoction served up in some 'tea-houses'.

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