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milk-and-water [milk′ən wôt′ər]adj.insipid; weak; wishy-washy; namby-pamby
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milk-and-wa·ter (mĭlk'ən-wôʹtər, -wŏtʹər) adj.Insipid; weak; wishy-washy.* * *
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milk-and-water
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