Milk-and-water

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something insipid or mawkish. uncountable
  2. 2
    A light bluish color. obsolete, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Insipid, wishy-washy, weak.

    "[…] she was still, as heretofore, a namby-pamby milk-and-water affected creature […]"

Synonyms

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banalblandchangeablecolorlessdeaddiluted

Example

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"[…] she was still, as heretofore, a namby-pamby milk-and-water affected creature […]"

Related phrases

milk-and-waterinessmilk-and-watery

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