† ˈwish-ˌwashy, a. Obs.
[f. wish-wash n. + -y1.]
= wishy-washy a.
| a 1814 Sixteen & Sixty i. ii. in New Brit. Theatre II. 385 First he tuold I that losing a leg or a wing Were considered but wish-washy matters. 1816 Scott Let. in Lockhart (1837) IV. i. 27 There are two tales..the first is wish-washy enough. 1821 Blackw. Mag. IX. 60 None ever throve on the wish-washy draughts of the Muses. |