HyperDic: mealymouthed

English > 1 sense of the word mealymouthed:
ADJECTIVEallmealymouthed, mealy-mouthedhesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
English > mealymouthed: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninghesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy.
Example"a mealymouthed politician"
Synonymmealy-mouthed
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