mealymouthed, mealy-mouthed
(adjective) hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; “a mealymouthed politician”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mealymouthed
Alternative form of mealy-mouthed
Source: Wiktionary
Meal"y-mouthed`, a.
Definition: Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. "Mealy-mouthed philanthropies." Tennyson. She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks so plain. L'Estrange.
– Meal"y-mouth`ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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