mealy-mouthed



mealy-mouthed

not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly Strangely enough, although we are getting more mealy-mouthed about mental and physical disabilities, we are increasingly frank about bodily functions.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emina-Bosnian
Yevgen-Ukrainian
Ashikaga[aʃi:ka:ga:]
Mahmood-Arabic
IhorEE-hawrUkrainian
Heriberto-Spanish, Portuguese