wussy
Americanadjective
noun
plural
wussiesEtymology
Origin of wussy
wuss ( def. ) + -y 1 ( def. ) for the adjective; wuss ( def. ) + -y 2 ( def. ) for the noun
Example Sentences
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Call me a wussy hippie, but what Loreen gave Hannah didn’t feel like tough love, or good mothering.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 18, 2017
There’s a tendency to jump to the conclusion that because modern parents are squeamish about violence in fiction we must be wussy and overprotective.
From Slate • Feb. 29, 2012
The crux of the problem is this: I want to be held, and it is an awful, wussy feeling.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2010
Fortunately for fans of unpleasant similies, my successor Grace Dent is a singularly heartless individual who'll have none of my wussy qualms about insulting people.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010
Then everyone started arguing about when they discovered Matt wasn’t a wussy aristocrat and when they knew he was muy gente, a great guy.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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