milquetoasty

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adjective

Meek, timid.

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Meanings

adjectivemilquetoasty (comparative more milquetoasty, superlative most milquetoasty)

comparative more milquetoasty · superlative most milquetoasty · alternative milktoasty

  1. derogatoryinformalMeek, timid.

    I made them a little more flavorful, a little less milquetoasty.

    2007 November 18, Christine Muhlke, “The Sweet Hereafter”, in New York Times

Origin

From milquetoast + -y.

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APA

milquetoasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milquetoasty

MLA

“milquetoasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milquetoasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milquetoasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milquetoasty.

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