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namby-pamby

/ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi/

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adjective

/ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi/C2formalbritish
  • ruНеформальное, слегка уничижительное прилагательное, используемое для описания человека, который слаб, нерешителен, чрезмерно сентиментален или лишен мужества и убеждений.

An informal, mildly derogatory adjective used to describe a person who is weak, indecisive, overly sentimental, or lacking in courage or conviction.

  1. Weak or overly sentimentalC1informalbritish

    Lacking strength, courage, or determination; feeble or overly sentimental.

    ruСлабохарактерный или сентиментальный

    • His namby-pamby attitude annoyed the team.
    • She dismissed his namby-pamby excuses for not working.
    • The critics called the film namby-pamby and uninspired.

    Synonymseffeminatefeeblegushingmawkishsappysentimentalspinelesstimidweak

    Antonymsboldbravecourageousdeterminedfirmhardyresolutestalwartstrongtough

Forms
  • more namby-pamby comparative form
  • most namby-pamby superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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noun

/ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который является слабым, нерешительным, чрезмерно сентиментальным или лишённым силы характера.

A noun referring to a person who is weak, indecisive, overly sentimental, or lacking in strength of character.

  1. Weak or sentimental personC1informalbritish

    A person who is overly weak, sentimental, or lacking in strength of character.

    ruСлабак

    • He called his opponent a namby-pamby for avoiding the debate.
    • Don't be such a namby-pamby; stand up for yourself.
    • The coach thought the new recruit was a namby-pamby and not tough enough for the team.

    Synonymscowardmilksoppushoversentimentalistsissysoftieweaklingwimp

    Antonymsactivistfirebrandhardlinerstalwarttoughie

Forms
  • namby-pambies plural form
  • namby-pambies' possessive plural form
  • namby-pamby's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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