See wishy-washy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "smidollato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mollaccione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indeciso"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "şilşeht"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "şilonermo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indeciso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enrolado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nevyrazítelʹnyj",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "невырази́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezlíkij",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "безли́кий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blédnyj",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"word": "бле́дный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xílyj",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "хи́лый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zýbkij",
"sense": "wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зы́бкий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wavering or 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"
},
{
"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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