English

Noun

milk-and-water ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A light bluish colour. [16th c.]
2. Something insipid or mawkish. [from 18th c.]

Adjective

milk-and-water ‎(comparative more milk-and-water, superlative most milk-and-water)

1. Insipid, wishy-washy, weak. [from 18th c.]
   • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 166:

     He gave other equally milk-and-water examples and everyone grew sleepy, waiting for the last lap: ‘Our policy has been exactly the same each time.’