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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

She believes wellness culture has become culty in its own right, with wishy-washy aspects from different belief systems amalgamated into social media-friendly idioms.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

Charley Bloom was a tall, affable, sincere, although somewhat wishy-washy and also quite tormented man.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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