MEALY


Meaning of MEALY in English

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.

Phrases and idioms:

mealy bug any insect of the genus Pseudococcus, infesting vines etc., whose body is covered with white powder.

Derivatives:

mealiness n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.