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Definition of mealy mouthed in English Turkish dictionary
- yapmacık tatlı dilli
- samimiyetsiz
- samimiyetsiz
- riyakâr
- yaltak
- mealymouthed
- yalandan tatlı dilli
- mealymouthed
- samimiyetsiz
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Definition of mealy mouthed in English English dictionary
- 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. -- Thoreau.
- afraid to express facts or opinions plainly
- mealymouthed
- {a} unable to speak freely, bashful
- mealy-mouthed
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e g timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"
- mealy-mouthed
- disapproval If you say that someone is being mealy-mouthed, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a simple or open way because they want to avoid talking directly about something unpleasant. He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders. not brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think - used in order to show disapproval
- mealymouthed
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e g timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"
- mealymouthed
- timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician
- mealymouthed
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e
- mealymouthed
- {s} insincere, slippery; of a person who speaks in a vague or indirect manner
- mealymouthed
- Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language
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mealy mouthed
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mea·ly mouthedTurkish pronunciation
mili maudhdPronunciation
/ˈmēlē ˈmouᴛʜd/ /ˈmiːliː ˈmaʊðd/
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