Mealy-mouthed
Pronunciation : Meal"y-mouthed`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. "Mealy-mouthed philanthropies." Tennyson. She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks so plain. L'Estrange. -- Meal"y-mouth`ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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