washy

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"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Their household was always musical: Tim played the steel guitar expertly — not country-twangy but “highly emotional, washy, heavy reverb,” Kelly said — and harmonized with Kelly’s mother, Sherre.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

I had to take a softer tone and risk, potentially in the eyes of some people, seeming a bit soft or a bit non-committal and a bit wishy washy.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2022

“I am sorry, but there will be no further communication unless you fix the public perception of wishy washy support and interest from PIF,” he wrote.

From The Verge • Apr. 25, 2022

Through a tunnel of washy sounds, I hover just above his arms, floating on a current above this chaos.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper