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adjective Mealy-mouthed adj. Using soft words; not straightforward; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; speaking deviously; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. Opposite of frank or blunt. "Mealy-mouthed philanthropies." "She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks so plain."
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