Namby-pamby
Namby-pamby , noun
[From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. — Macaulay
Namby-pamby , adjective
1.
Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. — Thackeray
Namby-pamby madrigals of love.
2.
Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies.