Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mealy-mouthed
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Mealy-mouthed
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If you say that someone is being mealy-mouthed, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a simple or open way because they want to avoid talking directly about something unpleasant. He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country’s leaders. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1572, unrelated to meal (1) or meal (2), but rather from O.E. milisc "sweet," from P.Gmc. *meduz "honey," related to L. mel, Gk. meli. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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