Meanings
adjective
- alternativeAlternative form of mealy-mouthed.
If Britain goes down the plug hole, we can't blame three "loadsamoney" bankers, but did they need to be quite so gung-ho about it, and so mealymouthed with their apologies.
2009 January 24, Simon Hattenstone, “Sir Fred, just say sorry”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
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mealymouthed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealymouthed
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“mealymouthed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealymouthed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mealymouthed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mealymouthed.
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