MEALY-MOUTHED

Meaning of MEALY-MOUTHED in English

(a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MEALY-MOUTHED — plausibil, mielatri
English interlingue dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — ( a. ) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — — mealy-mouthedly /mee"lee mow'thid lee, -dhid-, -mowtht'-, -mowdhd'-/ , adv. — mealy-mouthedness , n. /mee"lee mowtht', -mowdhd'/ , adj. avoiding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — adj using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Webster English vocab
MEALY-MOUTHED — ■ adjective reluctant to speak frankly. Origin C16: perh. from Ger. Mehl im Maule behalten , lit. 'carry meal in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEALY-MOUTHED — mealy-mouthed BrE AmE ˌmiːl i ˈmaʊðd ◂ -ˈmaʊθt ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — adjective ( disapproving ) not willing or honest enough to speak in a direct or open way about what you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — ˌmealy-ˈmouthed BrE AmE adjective not brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think – …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEALY-MOUTHED — If you say that someone is being mealy-mouthed , you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — If you say that someone is being ~, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEALY-MOUTHED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Don't be so mealy-mouthed , Bernice told herself. ▪ What a bunch of hypocritical mealy-mouthed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEALY-MOUTHED — Synonyms and related words : ambiguous, artful, circumlocutory, deceitful, equivocal, equivocating, euphemistic, hesitant, hypocritical, indirect, mincing, oily, periphrastic, reluctant, reticent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEALY-MOUTHED — Over-modest or backward in speech.
Slang English vocab
MEALY-MOUTHED — прил. неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn : insincere сладкоречивый боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенно
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEALY-MOUTHED — Сладкоречивый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MEALY-MOUTHED — a 1. сладкоречивый 2. боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенно
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEALY-MOUTHED — прил.неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn:insincere
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEALY MOUTHED — (v) боящийся высказаться прямо
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEALY MOUTHED — (a) сладкоречивый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — a 1. сладкоречивый 2. боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MEALY-MOUTHED — a 1. сладкоречивый 2. боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенно
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEALY MOUTHED — сладкоречивый, неискренний
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEALY MOUTHED — сладкоречивый, неискренний
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEALY-MOUTHED — прил. неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn: insincere
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEALY-MOUTHED — прил. неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn: insincere
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MEALY-MOUTHED — _a. сладкоречивый, неискренний
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MEALY-MOUTHED — a. сладкоречивый, неискренний
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MEALY-MOUTHED — сладкоречивый, неискренний
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MEALY-MOUTHED — _a. сладкоречивый, неискренний
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MEALY-MOUTHED — [adj.] льстивый, сладкоречивый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
MEALY-MOUTHED — a льстивый, сладкоречивый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
MEALY-MOUTHED — прил. неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn : insincere сладкоречивый боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOUTHED — adjective Date: 14th century having a mouth especially of a specified kind
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEALY — adjective (mealier; -est) Date: 1591 containing meal ; farinaceous , soft, dry, and friable, 3. covered with meal or with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOUTHED — |mau̇thd, -au̇tht adjective Etymology: mouth (I) + -ed 1. : having a mouth sat me down and took a mouthed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEALY — ˈmēlē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: meal (III) + -y 1. : having the qualities of or resembling meal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUTHED — (a.) Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used …
Английский словарь Webster
MOUTHED — (a.) Furnished with a mouth.
Английский словарь Webster
MOUTHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Mouth
Английский словарь Webster
MEALY — (superl.) Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect.
Английский словарь Webster
MEALY — (superl.) Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
MOUTHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Mouth
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTHED — ( a. ) Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTHED — ( a. ) Furnished with a mouth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEALY — ( superl. ) Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEALY — ( superl. ) Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTHED — /mowdhd, mowtht/ , adj. 1. having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEALY — — mealiness , n. /mee"lee/ , adj., mealier, mealiest . 1. having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTHED — adj. expressed, given voice; taken into the mouth; rubbed or nuzzled with the lips; oral
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MEALY — adj. floury; doughy; crumbly; having the quality of meal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOUTHED — adjective Date: 14th century : having a mouth especially of a specified kind — often used in combination a soft- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEALY — adjective ( meal·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1591 1. : containing meal : farinaceous 2. : soft, dry, and friable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUTHED — adj furnished with a mouth. 2. mouthed ·impf & ·p.p. of mouth. 3. mouthed ·adj having a mouth of a …
Webster English vocab
MEALY — superl overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. 2. mealy ·superl having the qualities …
Webster English vocab
MEALY — ■ adjective ( mealier , mealiest ) 1》 of, like, or containing meal. 2》 pale in colour. Derivatives mealiness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOUTHED — [mouthed] adj (14c): having a mouth esp. of a specified kind--often used in combination "a soft-mouthed fish"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEALY — [mealy] adj meal.i.er ; -est (1533) 1: soft, dry, and friable 2: containing meal: farinaceous 3 a: covered with meal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-MOUTHED — -mouthed BrE AmE ˈmaʊðd ˈmaʊθt ▷ — foul-mouthed ˌfaʊl ˈmaʊðd ◂ -ˈmaʊθt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEALY — meal|y BrE AmE ˈmiːl |i ▷ meal|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ meal|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ meal|iness i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEALY — / ˈmiːli; NAmE / adjective ( especially of vegetables or fruit ) soft and dry when you eat them
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEALY — meal ‧ y /ˈmiːli/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . fruit or vegetables that are mealy are dry and do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEALY — adj. (mealier, mealiest) 1 a of or like meal; soft and powdery. b containing meal. 2 (of a complexion) pale. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEALY — adj. (mealier, mealiest) 1 a of or like meal; soft and powdery. b containing meal. 2 (of a complexion) pale. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEALY — adj. (mealier, mealiest) 1. a of or like meal; soft and powdery. b containing meal. 2 (of a complexion) pale. …
Oxford English vocab

Английский словарь Webster

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