What does milquetoast mean?
Milquetoast means (originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness..
Milquetoast
/ˈmɪlktəʊst/ · adjective
Meaning
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness..
Definitions by Sense
- (originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
- (originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
Example Sentences
The truth is that we are cursed with a "milquetoast" Government operating under "milquetoast" policies. Fear has become a national policy.
If Bach had any guts, he wouldn't take that. He's too much of a Milquetoast guy.
I should have listened to my mother when she told me to stay out of journalism because of idiot milquetoast jerk reporters like you!
[Al] Lettieri turns [Sally] Struthers on and she strokes his big gun and waves it (and her big tits) in his face and flaunts her partiality for the tough thug Lettieri over her milquetoast husband.
Like that well-meaning mom, parents employ Milquetoast speech whenever they whine, complain, plead, entreat, entice, bribe, and explain themselves persuasively.
Ricky [Nelson] was the perfect commodity: an artist who did not upset milktoast America. He was Elvis [Presley] without grease, without swinging hips.
And if Dick Leonard didn't appreciate Patrick's incisive criticism—if it inspired a streak of vindictiveness in his usually milquetoast boss and Dick ended up making his assistant's life miserable?
Moreover, "Eva" boasts little style beyond what its biggest star is able to bring to the table. Viewers hoping for more of the milquetoast elegance that [Benoît] Jacquot previously brought to the likes of "Farewell, My Queen" and "Diary of a Chambermaid" will be disappointed.
Synonyms for milquetoast
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Word Forms
- more milquetoast
- most milquetoast
- milktoast
- Milquetoast
- milquetoasts
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for milquetoast?
Common synonyms include feeble, ineffectual, insipid, softy.
What is the opposite of milquetoast?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use milquetoast in a sentence?
The truth is that we are cursed with a "milquetoast" Government operating under "milquetoast" policies. Fear has become a national policy.
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