as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
a mealymouthed compliment from a jealous competitor
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Recent Examples of mealymouthed
The problem is that fears of getting yelled at on social media lead to the kind of mealymouthed compromise no one wants.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The mealymouthed Dave Chappelle has even suggested that Ye’s turn to conspiracy thinking is an understandable reaction to Jewish prominence in Hollywood.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
But that word can be a mealymouthed way to describe housing that is still out of reach for low-income New Yorkers, and Won knows that better than most.
—Curbed, 23 Nov. 2022
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The mealymouthed Dave Chappelle has even suggested that Ye’s turn to conspiracy thinking is an understandable reaction to Jewish prominence in Hollywood.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
But that word can be a mealymouthed way to describe housing that is still out of reach for low-income New Yorkers, and Won knows that better than most.
—Curbed, 23 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mealymouthed
Adjective
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Their double life soon gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret begins stealing their fans.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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How to Watch Pistons vs Rockets Durant scored 23 points before fouling out as the Rockets fell 125-124 in double overtime to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a world where fake medical implants, counterfeit microchips, and cloned devices can threaten lives, money, and security, proving that a physical object is truly genuine is a major challenge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos also were successful on a fake punt in the fourth quarter.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2022
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2022
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Police further alleged that Neff had hollow-point ammunition when the accident occurred.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Guadagnino, in interviews since the film’s debut at the Venice Film Festival, in August, has waved off critiques that the film is hollow.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After missing the Heat’s first five preseason games with a strained hamstring, Rozier played in his first exhibition of the year on Friday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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If staffing levels remain strained, a single storm or tech glitch could cause nationwide ripple effects that ruin travel plans for millions.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealy-mouthed, limp way possible.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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The solution is a two-pronged approach 1) to control the ants and 2) to wash away the scale, mealy bugs, and aphids.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The best came on a strong drive down the left wing and a sweet backhanded feed from Laba to Raddysh in the third period.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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This biting insult about nails Cristal is queen of the backhanded compliment.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mealymouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mealymouthed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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