Namby-pamby
Pronunciation : Nam"by-pam`by
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]
Definition : Defn: Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nam"by-pam`by
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Thackeray. Namby-pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913