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wimp⋅y

  [wim-pee]
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–adjective, wimp⋅i⋅er, wimp⋅i⋅est.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wimp.
Also, wimpish.

Origin:
1965–70; wimp + -y 1

Related forms:
wimp⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wimp   (wĭmp)   
n.  A timid or unadventurous person: "the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men" (James J. Kilpatrick).
intr.v.   wimped, wimp·ing, wimps
To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out: wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.

[Perhaps from whimper.]
wimp'ish adj., wimp'y adj.
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