mealy-mouthed
mealy-mouthed · more mealy-mouthed · most mealy-mouthed
уклончивый, виляющий, неискренний, двуличный
mit mehligem Mund, ausweichend, gewunden, sich windend
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitouslyProne to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
Meaning
1 sensesProne to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
mit mehligem Mund, ausweichend, gewunden
укло́нчивыйuklónčivyj, виля́ющийviljájuščij, неи́скреннийneískrennij
More definitions
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
not forthright:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not forthright:
Origin
Possibly from German Mehl im Maule behalten, via Martin LutherPossibly from German Mehl im Maule behalten, via Martin Luther
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Forms
more mealy-mouthed, most mealy-mouthed| Comparative | more mealy-mouthed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most mealy-mouthed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy:mealymouthed
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form