mealy
71mealy-mouthed — adjective not brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think …
72mealy-mouthed — adj 1. mincing, overnice, nice, overdelicate, delicate, overdainty, dainty, euphemistic, euphemistical, euphemious, affected; priggish, prim, proper, Sl. uptight; tartuffian, pious, moral, self righteous, sanctimonious, holier than thou,… …
73mealy-mouthed — meal′y mouthed or meal′y•mouthed adj. avoiding the use of plain or honest language; deceitful • Etymology: 1565–75 …
74mealy bug — /ˈmili bʌg/ (say meelee bug) noun any hemipterous, plant sucking insect of the family Pseudococcidae, so called because of the powdery wax which covers the body; some species are common indoor plant and greenhouse pests because the honeydew they… …
75mealy saltbush — /mili ˈsɒltbʊʃ / (say meelee soltboosh) noun → old man saltbush …
76mealy-mouthed — /ˈmili maʊðd / (say meelee mowdhd) adjective 1. avoiding the use of plain terms, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy. 2. using soft words …
77mealy sage — noun Texas sage having intensely blue flowers • Syn: ↑blue sage, ↑Salvia farinacea • Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia …
78mealy-mouthed — adjective hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy a mealymouthed politician • Syn: ↑mealymouthed • Similar to: ↑indirect …
79mealy-back — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Australia : cicada …
80mealy bellwort — noun : mohawk weed …
