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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

She gives every impression she might regard that nickname as a bit wishy-washy, a bit namby-pamby.

From BBC Sep. 29, 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

Alarmed at what seemed to her to be a rather wishy-washy attitude on Melanie’s part, April didn’t go home until she felt sure they had reached a firm decision.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder




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