- namby-pamby adj , n
- [ˌnæmbɪ'pæmbɪ]
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namby-pamby — (adj.) weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty, 1745, from satiric nickname of English poet Ambrose Philips (1674 1749) mocking his sentimental pastorals addressed to infant members of the nobility. Used first in 1726 in a farce credited to Carey.… … Etymology dictionary
namby-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,… … Universalium
namby-pamby — [nam′bē pam′bē] adj. [orig. satirical nickname of Ambrose Philips, 18th c. Eng poet: in ridicule of his sentimental pastorals] 1. weakly sentimental; insipid 2. without vigor 3. wishy washy n. 1. namby pamby talk 2. pl. namby pambie … English World dictionary
namby-pamby — adj. & n. adj. 1 lacking vigour or drive; weak. 2 insipidly pretty or sentimental. n. (pl. ies) 1 a namby pamby person. 2 namby pamby talk. Etymology: fanciful formulation on name of Ambrose Philips, Engl. pastoral writer d. 1749 … Useful english dictionary
namby-pamby — nam·by pam·by (năm′bē păm’bē) adj. 1) Weak, sentimental, or unrealistic: » life as it was really lived, you know, not as described in namby pamby self help books (Megan Hustad). 2) Lacking vigor or decisiveness; weak or spineless: »accused by… … Word Histories
namby-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… … From formal English to slang
namby-pamby — nam|by pam|by [ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi] adj informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Name given to the English poet Ambrose Philips (1674 1749) to make fun of him] too weak and gentle and not strict or ↑tough enough ▪ For some people soccer has a reputation as a … Dictionary of contemporary English
namby-pamby — adj 1. weak, insipid, watery, colorless, anemic, vapid, wishy washy, indecisive; effete, prissy, prim, effeminate, candy assed; affected, mincing, Brit. prinking; simpering, mawkish, mushy, sentimental, gushy, Inf. goopy. n 2. doggerel verse,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
namby-pamby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. insipid, mediocre; sentimental, maudlin; weak, pansyish, effeminate. See insipidity, sensibility, weakness.Ant., strong. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insipid, wishy washy, simpering; see cowardly 1 … English dictionary for students
goody-goody — adj 1. self righteous, righteous, sanctimonious, hypocritically devout, holier than the Pope, holier than thou; affected, overnice, overpre cise, overrefined, namby pamby; hypocritical, false, insincere, canting, Pecksniffian, mealy mouthed. n 2 … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
indecisive — adj 1. inconclusive, open, still open, open to doubt or question, up in the air; undetermined, unsettled, unestablished, unproven, undemon strated, unsubstantiated, moot. 2. irresolute, unresolved, undecided, uncertain, ambivalent, of two minds;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
