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milk-and-water

[ milk-uh n-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈmɪlk ənˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

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adjective

ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.

Words nearby milk-and-water

milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk-toast, milk-white, milker, milkfish, milking machine

Example sentences from the Web for milk-and-water

Grace, old girl, this is a business that suits me; I was never meant for milk-and-water work.

Great Porter Square, v. 3 |Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
I always wondered why such a fiery devil as he was married such a milk-and-water creature as my good mother.

The Ebbing Of The Tide |Louis Becke
He had no milk-and-water friends and no milk-and-water enemies.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
It is impossible to govern such a country on the milk-and-water policy so loved by invertebrate politicians.

With the Zionists in Gallipoli |John Henry Patterson

When you have simply got to reduce your hard-hearted parents to contrition, milk-and-water methods are useless.

The Believing Years |Edmund Lester Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for milk-and-water

milk-and-water

adjective

(milk and water when postpositive) weak, feeble, or insipid