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1 wishy-washy
adjectivelabberig (ugs.); (fig.) lasch* * *[ˈwɪʃiˌwɒʃi, AM -ˌwɑ:ʃi]* * *['wISI"wɒʃɪ]adjcoffee, soup labberig, wässrig; person, character saft- und kraftlos, farblos, lasch; colour verwaschen; argument schwach (inf); report, story ungenau, wachsweich, wischiwaschi (inf)* * *adjectivelabberig (ugs.); (fig.) lasch -
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3 washy
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4 lötty
(DE) Aufwaschwasser {s}; Gesöff {s}; Gelabber {s}; Lorke {e}; (EN) cat-lap; dishwater; lap; slipslop; slop; swill; ullage; water bewitched; wishy-washy; wishy-washy stuff -
5 híg
(DE) wässerig; (EN) dilute; extenuate; liquid; tempered; tenuous; thin; washy; watery; weak; wishy-washy -
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adjective1) (not conclusive) ergebnislos [Streit, Diskussion]; nichts entscheidend [Krieg, Schlacht]2) (hesitating) unentschlossen* * *1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.) nicht entscheidend2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.) unentschlossen* * *in·de·ci·sive[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv]2. (not conclusive) unschlüssig, mehrdeutig\indecisive results keine eindeutigen Ergebnisse3. (not decisive) nicht entscheidend [o ausschlaggebend]* * *["IndI'saIsɪv]adj2) (= inconclusive) discussion, vote ergebnislos; argument, battle nicht(s) entscheidend attr; result nicht eindeutig* * *indecisive [ˌındıˈsaısıv] adj (adv indecisively)1. a) nicht entscheidendb) noch nicht entschieden, unentschieden (Schlacht etc)2. unentschlossen, unschlüssig3. unbestimmt, ungewiss* * *adjective1) (not conclusive) ergebnislos [Streit, Diskussion]; nichts entscheidend [Krieg, Schlacht]2) (hesitating) unentschlossen* * *adj.unbestimmt adj.unentschlossen adj. -
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2) ( not conclusive) unschlüssig, mehrdeutig;\indecisive results keine eindeutigen Ergebnisse -
8 fakó
(DE) fahl; duff; falb; livid; (EN) claybank; dim; doughy; dull; eagle-coloured; fallow; flat; flatted; lack-lustre; lustreless; muddy; pale; pallid; paly; rusty; sallow; tallowy; washed-out; washed-up; whitey; wishy-washy -
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(DE) abgeschmackt; geschmacklos; labbrig; strohig; (EN) flavorless; flavourless; insipid; mawky; sauceless; savorless; savourless; tame; tasteless; vapid; water-gruel; watery; wishy-washy -
10 kongó
(DE) schallend; schallendes; (EN) boomy; cavernal; clanging; clangorous; hollow; plangent; ringing; tinkling; tintinnabulary; wishy-washy -
11 limonádé
(DE) Limonade {e}; Softdrink {r}; Zitronenwasser {s}; Limo {e}; Zitronenlimonade {e}; (EN) lemon squash; lemon-squash; lemonade; rose-water; wishy-washy stuff -
12 lőre
(DE) Gesöff {s}; Gelabber {s}; Haustrunk {r}; Soff {r}; Tresterwein {r}; (EN) after-wine; lap; pig's wash; small wine; swill; ullage; wish-wash; wishy-washy stuff -
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(DE) farblos; farbloses; (EN) achromatic; bald; colorless; colourless; etiolated; hueless; lack-lustre; languid; pale; sallow; tintless; toneless; uncolored; uncoloured; white; whitey; whity-brown; wishy-washy -
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(EN) floppy; pappy; sinewless; sop; wishy-washy -
15 tutyi-mutyi
(EN) floppy; wishy-washy -
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(DE) Kahlheit {e}; blanko; gehaltlos; hohl; leerstehend; sinnentleert; unbedruckt; unbeschrieben; unbeschrifteter; öde; lenz; unhaltig; (EN) bare; blank; bleak; claptrap; contentless; devoid; empty; exhausted; expressionless; frothy; gassy; hollow; idle; inane; lean; leer; leery; naked; painted; platitudinarian; punk; shallow; tenantless; unloaded; vacant; vacuous; void; wishy-washy; yeasty
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Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, a. [See {Wash}.] Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; originally said of liquids. Fig., weak minded; spiritless. [1913 Webster] A weak wishy washy man who had hardly any mind of his own. A. Trollope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishy-washy — [wish′ē wôsh΄ē] adj. [redupl. of WASHY] Informal 1. watery; insipid; thin 2. a) weak; feeble b) vacillating; indecisive wishy washily adv … English World dictionary
wishy-washy — 1690s, feeble or poor in quality, reduplication of washy thin, watery (see WASH (Cf. wash)). Meaning vacillating first recorded 1873 … Etymology dictionary
Wishy-washy — Wish y wash y, n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish wash. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishy-washy — *insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, banal, inane Analogous words: spiritless, enervated, *languid, listless: *weak, feeble: diluted, attenuated, thinned (see THIN vb) Contrasted words: *spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, spunky, fiery, peppery,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wishy-washy — [adj] bland, dull banal, characterless, cowardly, enervated, feeble, flat, flavorless, indecisive, ineffective, ineffectual, insipid, irresolute, jejune, languid, listless, mediocre, namby pamby*, sapless, spiritless, tasteless, thin, vacillating … New thesaurus
wishy-washy — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a drink or soup) weak or thin. 2) feeble or insipid … English terms dictionary
wishy-washy — wish|y wash|y [ˈwıʃi ˌwɔʃi US ˌwo:ʃi, ˌwa:ʃi] adj informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: washy thin, watery (16 20 centuries), from wash] 1.) someone who is wishy washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wishy-washy — adjective Etymology: reduplication of washy Date: 1703 1. lacking in character or determination ; ineffectual < wishy washy leadership > 2. lacking in strength or flavor ; weak < wishy washy wines > • wishy washiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
wishy-washy — adjective informal 1 a wishy washy person does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want: a bunch of wishy washy liberals 2 colours that are wishy washy are pale, not strong or dark … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wishy-washy — adjective 1) he s so wishy washy Syn: feeble, ineffectual, weak, vapid, effete, gutless, spineless, limp, namby pamby, spiritless, indecisive, characterless; pathetic Ant: strong … Thesaurus of popular words
