wishy-washy

wishy-washy (wis̸h′ē wôs̸h′ē)

adjective

Etymology: redupl. of washy

wish′y-wash′ily adverb

modif.

Watery
insipid, thin, diluted, weak, bland; see also tasteless 1.
Weak
feeble, spineless, lily-livered, yellow-bellied; see weak 3.
Indecisive
vacillating, irresolute, fence-sitting, mealy-mouthed; see doubtful 2.

Modifies a noun

liberal: If you support them you're a wishy-washy liberal.
nonsense: This last one was in direct opposition to the wishes of the Prime Minister who wanted some kind of wishy-washy compromise nonsense.

Modifying Another Word

too: The effort to ensure a speedy buy out of the Inverness Air Terminal has been far too wishy-washy.
somewhat: Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin and the ABPI oppose - and the BMA is guarded and somewhat wishy-washy in its response.
pretty: Where I was pretty wishy-washy on animal testing before, I'm much stronger in my support for it now.
so: As a consequence of this, the defined boundaries of the notion of " activity " are so wishy-washy as to be totally incomprehensible.
very: William H Light, Georgia Madonna and child SIR - Your article on Madonna's adoption was interesting, but very wishy-washy.

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