adj.
Pronunciation: ' m ē -l ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: meal · i · er ; -est
Date: 1591
1 : containing meal : FARINACEOUS
2 : soft, dry, and friable
3 a : covered with meal or with fine granules b : flecked with another color c : SPOTTY , UNEVEN d : PALLID , BLANCHED <a mealy complexion>
4 : MEALYMOUTHED