milk-and-watery

adjective

Weak, insipid; lacking strength and vigour.

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Meanings

adjectivemilk-and-watery (comparative more milk-and-watery, superlative most milk-and-watery)

comparative more milk-and-watery · superlative most milk-and-watery

  1. Weak, insipid; lacking strength and vigour.

Origin

From milk-and-water + -y.

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APA

milk-and-watery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-and-watery

MLA

“milk-and-watery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-and-watery. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk-and-watery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk-and-watery.

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