Mealy-mouthed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mealy-mouthed is an adjective meaning Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
Meaning
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
Example Sentences
The surliness with which the woodchopper speaks of his woods, handling them as indifferently as his axe, is better than the mealy-mouthed enthusiasm of the lover of nature.
The editors engage in mealy-mouthed apologetics, setting up Orthodox Jews as agents of gentrification, yet they fail to note that it is not white hipsters being beaten but longtime residents of Williamsburg and Crown Heights.
Word Forms
- mealmouthed
- meal-mouthed
- mealymouthed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mealymouthed, meal-mouthed, evasive, duplicitous, close-tongued, closemouthed.
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