mealy-mouthed - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mealy-mouthed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mealy-mouthed

[ a.]

- Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.

1 . mealy-mouthed

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

Example in sentence:

meach meacock mead meadow meadowsweet meadowwort meadowy meager meagerly meagerness

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