weakly+sentimental
11Namby-pamby — Nam by pam by, a. 1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Namby pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford. [1913 Webster] 2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; of actions and policies. [PJC] …
12Johann Caspar Aiblinger — (23 February 1779 in Wasserburg, Bavaria ndash;6 May 1867 in Munich) was a German composer. In his eleventh year he commenced his studies at Tegernsee Abbey, where he was instructed in piano and organ playing. Four years later he entered the… …
13namby-pamby — namby pambiness, namby pambyism, n. namby pambyish, adj. /nam bee pam bee/, adj., n., pl. namby pambies for 4. adj. 1. without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby pamby handling of juvenile offenders. 2. lacking in character,… …
14Johann Caspar Aiblinger — Johann Caspar Aiblinger † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Johann Caspar Aiblinger Composer, born 23 February, 1779, at Wasserburg, Bavaria; died at Munich, 6 May 1867. In his eleventh year he commenced his studies at Tegernsee Abbey, where he …
15maudlin — maud·lin || mÉ”Ëdlɪn adj. emotional; weepy; weakly sentimental (especially when drunk) …
16namby-pamby — a. Finical, affectedly fine, silly, weakly sentimental, insipid, vapid …
17namby-pamby — nam•by pam•by [[t]ˈnæm biˈpæm bi[/t]] adj. n. pl. bies 1) lacking decisiveness; irresolute: namby pamby opinions[/ex] 2) weakly sentimental; insipid: namby pamby poetry[/ex] 3) a namby pamby person or thing • Etymology: 1726; rhyming compound… …
18mushy — /ˈmʌʃi/ (say mushee) adjective (mushier, mushiest) 1. mush like; pulpy. 2. Colloquial weakly sentimental: a mushy valentine. 3. (of wool) lacking character, open, badly weathered, and very noily. {mush1 + y1} –mushily, adverb –mushiness …
19slop — 1. v. & n. v. (slopped, slopping) 1 (often foll. by over) a intr. spill or flow over the edge of a vessel. b tr. allow to do this. 2 tr. make (the floor, clothes, etc.) wet or messy by slopping, spill or splash liquid on. 3 intr. (usu. foll. by… …
20love|y-dove|y — «LUHV ee DUHV ee», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. darling. –adj. weakly sentimental …
