Limp-wristed
Limp-wristed adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: maintained that the nation's foreign policy should not be in the hands of limp-wristed bleeding hearts with no military experience
Lily-livered and limp-wristed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lily-livered" instead an adjective phrase "Limp-wristed".
Lily-livered
Lily-livered adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Limp-wristed and lily-livered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limp-wristed" instead an adjective phrase "Lily-livered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- soft and limp-wristed
- soft and lily-livered
- cowardly and limp-wristed
- cowardly and lily-livered
- feeble and limp-wristed
- feeble and lily-livered
- weak and limp-wristed
- weak and lily-livered
- dastardly and limp-wristed
- dastardly and lily-livered
- ineffectual and limp-wristed
- ineffectual and lily-livered
- craven and limp-wristed
- craven and lily-livered
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