limp-wristed

adjective

limp-wrist·​ed ˈlimp-ˌri-stəd 

1

disparaging : effeminate

2

: weak

Synonyms

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

Examples of limp-wristed in a Sentence

maintained that the nation's foreign policy should not be in the hands of limp-wristed bleeding hearts with no military experience

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1