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Definition of "mealy-mouthed" []

  • Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mealy-mouthed" in a sentence
  • "Release a mealy-mouthed apology filled with double-entendres which make it clear that the apology is grudging and insincere."
  • "The roller-coaster in particular -- indoors and kind mealy-mouthed as it was -- made me forget that I'm supposed to be a cynical recovering alcoholic."
  • "But when Economics Professor Romer says to his students: "Appropriate government subsidies could encourage a socially optimal level of R&D," this is both mealy-mouthed and misleading."