milk-and-water

[ milk-uhn-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

adjective

1. ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.

milk-and-water

adjective

1. milk and water when postpositive weak, feeble, or insipid

Example Sentences

“And yet milk-and-water is more likely to agree with you than anything resembling beer,” said Biarne, with a laugh.

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It is easy to be brave when fortune is with you--then, the virtue of bravery is of the milk-and-water kind.

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"I added a touch of strength and determination to your mild milk-and-water notions, Citizen," snarled Collot spitefully.

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The pious papa and the milk-and-water missy rush into each other's arms.

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They want no milk-and-water policy, and all they ask is, that the friends at home will back them in the field.

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Related Words

• banal
• boring
• dull
• insipid
• tame
• tedious
• watery
• white-bread
• wishy-washy