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wishy-washy

[wish-ee-wosh-ee, -waw-shee] / ˈwɪʃ iˌwɒʃ i, -ˌwɔ ʃi /


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It was when it reported on matters of which I had zero awareness: my HRV balance, for example, or my chronotype, albeit a wishy-washy “late morning,” a designation I plan to flip to early bird.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

RFK Jr. then went on Joe Rogan’s podcast and made some wishy-washy remarks about the whole thing, including that glyphosate is “not a good thing to have in your food.”

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Media Show, Dame Caroline Dinenage - who described Shah's evidence to the committee this week as "wishy-washy" - advised against further changes at the top of the corporation.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

On the stand, however, it sounds more like Sandra’s on trial for being wishy-washy, frustrated and occasionally callous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

“I just don’t know how to handle it. 1 feel so ambiguous. What kind of wishy-washy person am 1 anyway?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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