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Complete Definition of "mealy-mouthed"

English
Etymology
Possibly from German via w:Martin Luther|Martin Luther

Alternative spellings
mealymouthed

Adjective
en-adj

  1. prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright

#:* 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. -- w:Henry David Thoreau|Thoreau

Category:German derivations

vi:mealy-mouthed

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