Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being washy, watery, or worthless; want of strength.
Wiktionary
- n. The state or quality of being washy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak.
Examples
“I'm sorry for the harsh tone -- I'm just repeatedly disgusted by the recent leadership decisions and intentional wishy-washiness of local government. the impacts are enormous. obviously, none of that's your fault. that's what I get for veering away from environmental issues. and my NBA conspiracy theories.”
“It won't be easy to push through job-creation policies in the face of Republican obstructionism (and Democratic wishy-washiness).”
“For the moment I will stipulate to the fact that they may have bigger fish to fry than political wishy-washiness.”
The Huffington Post: Susan Deily-Swearingen: Bobby Jindal, Master of Illusion
“But there have been notable instances when he has demonstrated wishy-washiness.”
The Huffington Post: Ariel Gonzalez: Christopher Hitchens: A Narcissistic Manchild
“These days, though, if the boys fail to complete a school assignment, earn a poor grade or neglect to turn in their homework, I'm more likely to chalk it up to teenage wishy-washiness or laziness.”
“Insofar as the Cordoba mess goes, with their wishy-washiness, silence, or outright opposition, the Democrats haven't exactly done their bit to defend the First against all comers either.”
The Huffington Post: Zaki Hasan: It Took This to Tell That the GOP Big Tent Isn't So Big?
“Hi Jean, oops, sorry for dragging you down to wishy washiness!”
“I have opinions but most of them start out with "Well on the one hand, X but on the other hand Y" so don't be surprised by inconsitency and seeming wishy-washiness.”
“The man exudes leadership, and he does so without any kind of wishy-washiness in terms of his liberal credentials.”
“Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer said Rodgers — who shot 81 and registered nine points Friday, putting him in a tie for 35th in the three-round tournament — should use Favre's wishy-washiness as a competitive tool.”
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