- 1. a. Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. Source: opted
- 2. adj. hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy Source: wordnet
- 3. 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
- 4. Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate ofspeech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. "Mealy-mouthedphilanthropies." Tennyson.She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks so plain.L'Estrange.-- Meal"y-mouth`ness, n. Source: adambom
- 5. s hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy Source: ecdict
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