MEALY

adj. (mealier, mealiest) 1 a of or like meal; soft and powdery. b containing meal. 2 (of a complexion) pale. 3 (of a horse) spotty. 4 (in full mealy-mouthed) not outspoken; afraid to use plain expressions. mealy bug any insect of the genus Pseudococcus, infesting vines etc., whose body is covered with white powder. mealiness n.