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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "débil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "vacilante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "veleta"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "tornadizo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "vacklande"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "vetinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "lavasse"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "jus de chaussette"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "pisse d’âne"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "bibine"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "eau de vaisselle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "verwässert"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lapþunnur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "annacquato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "allungato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "diluito"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "vassen"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "tynn"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vodjanístyj",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "водяни́стый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slábyj",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "сла́бый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žídkij",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "жи́дкий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "bebistrajo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "thin or watery",
"word": "aguado"
}
],
"word": "wishy-washy"
}
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lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"indeciso\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"lábil\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"débil\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"vacilante\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"veleta\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"tornadizo\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support\", \"word\": \"vacklande\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"vetinen\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"lavasse\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"jus de chaussette\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"pisse d’âne\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"bibine\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"eau de vaisselle\"}, {\"code\": \"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"word\": \"verwässert\"}, {\"code\": \"is\", \"lang\": \"Icelandic\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"lapþunnur\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"annacquato\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"thin or watery\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"allungato\"}, 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