washy
Americanadjective
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diluted too much; weak.
washy coffee.
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pale, thin, or weak, as if from excessive dilution; pallid.
washy coloring.
adjective
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overdiluted, watery, or weak
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lacking intensity or strength
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"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
I had to take a softer tone and risk, potentially in the eyes of some people, seeming a bit soft or a bit non-committal and a bit wishy washy.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2022
“I am sorry, but there will be no further communication unless you fix the public perception of wishy washy support and interest from PIF,” he wrote.
From The Verge • Apr. 25, 2022
The latest, “Light’s New Measure,” a survey at the Guggenheim of Adnan’s paintings, tapestries, and accordion booklets of handwritten poetry punctuated by washy gouaches since the 1960s, arrived with bittersweet timing.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
The green stuff thins down to just kind of washy.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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