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mealy-mouthed adjective
/ˌmɪə.liˈmaʊðd/ adj disapproving Definition
not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly
mealy-mouthed excuses
a mealy-mouthed spokesperson
(Definition of mealy-mouthed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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