mealy mouthed

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English - Turkish
yapmacık tatlı dilli
samimiyetsiz
samimiyetsiz
riyakâr
yaltak
mealymouthed
yalandan tatlı dilli
mealymouthed
samimiyetsiz
English - English
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
mealy mouthed

    Hyphenation

    mea·ly mouthed

    Turkish pronunciation

    mili maudhd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmēlē ˈmouᴛʜd/ /ˈmiːliː ˈmaʊðd/
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