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
Namby-pamby and limp-wristed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Namby-pamby" instead an adjective phrase "Limp-wristed".
Namby-pamby
Namby-pamby adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: mocked namby-pamby intellectuals who endlessly debate the pros and cons of everything and invariably end up accomplishing nothing
Limp-wristed and namby-pamby are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limp-wristed" instead an adjective phrase "Namby-pamby".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- soft and limp-wristed
- soft and namby-pamby
- cowardly and limp-wristed
- cowardly and namby-pamby
- feeble and limp-wristed
- feeble and namby-pamby
- weak and limp-wristed
- weak and namby-pamby
- vapid and limp-wristed
- vapid and namby-pamby
- ineffective and limp-wristed
- ineffective and namby-pamby
- ineffectual and limp-wristed
- ineffectual and namby-pamby
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