Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being mealy-mouthed.
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Examples
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The mealy-mouthedness of his opponents' "It's my opinion" gambit gave Romney a chance to show a snippet of courage.
Michael Sigman: Note to GOP: Sometimes an Opinion Isn't Just an Opinion Michael Sigman 2011
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It lacks the courage of its convictions to truly match its inspiration (except in its latent misogyny), and it's trapped in meekness and mealy-mouthedness by its youth-hungry PG-13 rating (also known as the Teenager's No-Thrills-Guarantee).
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Virginia governor Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy-mouthedness with a letter to his Virginia Air Board (tip of the hat to Raising Kaine for digging this one up).
Glenn Hurowitz: Calamity Kaine: Virginia Gov, Possible Veep, Trembles at Big Coal 2008
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Virginia governor Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy-mouthedness with a letter to his Virginia Air Board (tip of the hat to Raising Kaine for digging this one up).
Glenn Hurowitz: Calamity Kaine: Virginia Gov, Possible Veep, Trembles at Big Coal 2008
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Virginia governor Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy-mouthedness with a letter to his Virginia Air Board (tip of the hat to Raising Kaine for digging this one up).
Glenn Hurowitz: Calamity Kaine: Virginia Gov, Possible Veep, Trembles at Big Coal 2008
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I am quite certain that our present habit of not discussing sexual questions in our books is bound to disappear, and that free and dignified speech will take the place of our present prurient mealy-mouthedness.
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I could very well pack my bags and leave the whole lot of you to wallow in your natural state of mealy-mouthedness you know.
clamped 2006
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But angry honesty made a ‘bad man’ of him, and mealy-mouthedness made a
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I am quite certain that our present habit of not discussing sexual questions in our books is bound to disappear, and that free and dignified speech will take the place of our present prurient mealy-mouthedness.
Oscar Wilde Harris, Frank 1916
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I am quite certain that our present habit of not discussing sexual questions in our books is bound to disappear, and that free and dignified speech will take the place of our present prurient mealy-mouthedness.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions Frank Harris 1893
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