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phraseIf you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water. [mainly British, disapproval] Fryer dismisses the report as 'milk and water'. See full dictionary entry for milkmilk-and-water in British Englishadjective(milk and water when postpositive) weak, feeble, or insipid milk-and-water in American English (ˈmɪlkənˈwɔtər) adjective insipid; weak; wishy-washy; namby-pamby weak and ineffectual Fryer dismissed the report as milk and water. Examples of 'milk-and-water' in a sentencemilk-and-water Definition weak, feeble, or insipid He dismissed the project as `milk and water'. Synonyms innocuous wussy (slang) nerdy or nurdy (slang) wimpish or wimpy (informal) Opposites strong , effective , healthy , energetic , forceful Additional synonymsDefinition lacking in physical or mental strength While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand. Synonyms weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scottish) Definition dull and boring She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw. Synonyms bland, boring, dull, flat, dry, weak, stupid, limp, tame, pointless, tedious, stale, drab, banal, tiresome, lifeless, prosaic, trite, unimaginative, colourless, uninteresting, anaemic, wishy-washy (informal), ho-hum (informal), vapid, wearisome, characterless, spiritless, jejune (old-fashioned), prosyDefinition dull and uninteresting We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening. Synonyms dull, dry, banal, prosaic, colourless, uninteresting, inane, insipid, wishy-washy (informal), vapidNearby words ofmilk-and-water - militate for something
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Additional synonymsDefinition dull and uninteresting The conversation was vapid and uninteresting. Synonyms dull, boring, insipid, flat, weak, limp, tame, bland, uninspiring, colourless, uninteresting, wishy-washy (informal) Definition thin or weak a neurotic, weedy little man Synonyms weak, thin, frail, skinny, feeble, ineffectual, puny, undersized, weak-kneed (informal), namby-pamby, nerdy or nurdy (slang) Definition lacking in character, force, or colour I can't stand indecisive, wishy-washy men. Synonyms feeble, weak, bland, ineffective, ineffectual, insipid, vapid, jejune (old-fashioned) |