namby-pamby 的 2 个定义
- without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby-pamby handling of juvenile offenders.
- lacking in character, directness, or moral or emotional strength: namby-pamby writing.
- weakly sentimental, pretentious, or affected; insipid.
plural nam·by-pam·bies for 4.
- a namby-pamby person: written by and for namby-pambies.
- namby-pamby sentiment: the harmless namby-pamby of a birthday card.
- namby-pamby verse or prose.
namby-pamby 近义词
pansy
更多namby-pamby例句
- Boring teams, lousy quarterbacks, and namby-pamby rules are making the National Football League unwatchable.
- Why did you make us walk in front, namby-pamby so, Papa dear?
- At this point, Sam Weller, who had had his eyes fixed hitherto on Mr. Namby's shining beaver, interfered.
- Was this the cousin whom she had considered a sort of namby-pamby, goody-goody girl who would be easily controlled?
- Neither Boers or natives understand our namby-pamby way of playing at government; they put it down to fear.
- Get out o my way, the pair o you, and let me blow out o this namby-pamby, Sunday-school dump!