wimpy

Or wimp·ish

[wim-pee]

adjective

wimpier, wimpiest 

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.

Other Word Forms

• wimpiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wimpy¹

First recorded in 1965–70; wimp + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Also references to knife fights and Democrats showing up with pencils, rubber bands, butter knives and other wimpy implements.

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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul called the spending cuts "wimpy and anemic" while saying the bill would "explode" the deficit, a claim backed up by an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.

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Paul called the spending cuts in the bill "wimpy and anemic" and said the bill's "math doesn't add up."

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And these days, there’s little doubt: In popular American culture, vegetarianism often is perceived as “liberal, wimpy and feminine,” Ray said.

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A very big thread is the libertarian frontier—we’re going to go to space and become sort of manly, rugged tough guys, and we’ll leave all this wimpy, bureaucratic, socialist stuff behind.

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