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adjective
1.
lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute.
2.
washy or watery, as a liquid; thin and weak.
Related forms
wish·y-wash·i·ly, adverb
wish·y-wash·i·ness, noun
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wishy-washy
1693, "feeble or poor in quality," reduplication of washy "thin, watery" (see wash). Meaning "vacillating" first recorded 1873.
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wishy-washy definition[ˈwɪʃiˈwɑʃi]
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