limp-wristed

limp–wrist·ed

adj \ˈlimp-ˌris-təd\

Definition of LIMP-WRISTED

1

: effeminate

2

: weak

First Known Use of LIMP-WRISTED

circa 1960

Related to LIMP-WRISTED

Synonyms: characterless, effete, frail, invertebrate, limp-wristed, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, nerveless, soft, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, weakling, wet [British], wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy

Antonyms: backboned, firm, hard, strong, tough

Related Words: flabby, flaccid, forceless, ineffective, ineffectual; impotent, impuissant, powerless; emasculated, unnerved; lamblike, meek, pliable, submissive; corrupt, dastardly, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous; cowardly, craven, fainthearted, lily-livered, nebbishy, poltroon, pusillanimous, sissy, timid; infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Near Antonyms: ethical, good, moral, principled, right, righteous, upright, virtuous; determined, mettlesome, resolute, unrelenting; courageous, stalwart, stouthearted

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