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Find 7 different ways to say MEALY-MOUTHED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Synonyms for MEALYMOUTHED: double, fake, pretended, lip, hollow, strained, mealy, backhanded; Antonyms of MEALYMOUTHED: sincere, genuine, honest, candid, heartfelt, artless, unfeigned, plain
3 dni temu · hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy. synonyms: mealymouthed. indirect. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action.
unwilling or afraid to speak plainly. He did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders. Synonyms. hesitant. afraid. doubtful. indirect. mincing. reticent.
mealy-mouthed. 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.
Mealy-mouthed definition: avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising. See examples of MEALY-MOUTHED used in a sentence.
