Definition of milk-and-water in English:

milk-and-water

adjective

attributive Lacking the will or ability to act effectively.
a milk-and-water government
Example sentencesExamples
- But the best of him testifies both to his unyielding pursuit of perfection in his craft and to a character that was far from being the milk-and-water saint of legend.
- On the other hand pious people often have little respect for what they dismiss as milk-and-water values like kindness and compassion.
Synonyms
insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, flavourless

Definition of milk-and-water in US English:

milk-and-water

adjectiveˌmilkənˈwädərˌmɪlkənˈwɑdər

attributive Lacking the will or ability to act effectively.
a milk-and-water rebel
Example sentencesExamples
- On the other hand pious people often have little respect for what they dismiss as milk-and-water values like kindness and compassion.
- But the best of him testifies both to his unyielding pursuit of perfection in his craft and to a character that was far from being the milk-and-water saint of legend.
Synonyms
insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, flavourless

单词	milk-and-water
释义	Definition of milk-and-water in English: milk-and-water adjective attributive Lacking the will or ability to act effectively. a milk-and-water government Example sentencesExamples But the best of him testifies both to his unyielding pursuit of perfection in his craft and to a character that was far from being the milk-and-water saint of legend. On the other hand pious people often have little respect for what they dismiss as milk-and-water values like kindness and compassion. Synonyms insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, flavourless Definition of milk-and-water in US English: milk-and-water adjectiveˌmilkənˈwädərˌmɪlkənˈwɑdər attributive Lacking the will or ability to act effectively. a milk-and-water rebel Example sentencesExamples On the other hand pious people often have little respect for what they dismiss as milk-and-water values like kindness and compassion. But the best of him testifies both to his unyielding pursuit of perfection in his craft and to a character that was far from being the milk-and-water saint of legend. Synonyms insipid, uninspired, colourless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dead, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, lifeless, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, tame, bloodless, jejune, vacuous, bland, stale, trite, pallid, wishy-washy, watery, tasteless, flavourless
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