† meal-mouthedadj.

Forms: see meal n.¹ and mouthed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mouthed adj.

Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mouthed adj., after mealmouth n. Compare mealy-mouthed adj.

Obsolete.

= mealy-mouthed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] > of persons, speech

ambiguous1560

meal-mouthed1570

mealy-mouthed1571

mealy1573

mealmouth1575

Janian1598

equivocant1609

bird-mouthed1610

equivocating1645

Janus-like1656

Janus-faceda1682

equivocatory1821

Samsonian1861

weasel1912

weasel-worded1923

stuttery1937

bet-hedging1971

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > mealy-mouthed

meal-mouthed1570

mealy-mouthed1571

mealmouth1575

potato-mouthed1930

1570 T. Wilson tr. Demosthenes 3 Orations iii. 28 These smooth & meale mouthed felowes.

1596 L. Hutton Blacke Dogge of Newgate sig. E2^v I will not be meale mouthed, but blab I wist.

1620 I. C. Two Merry Milke-maids i. sig. D2^v I am glad my Lord was meale-mouth'd when she was a Milke-Maid. I am sure he gaue her no ill language.

1686 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 199 Dr. Reynell..in his sermon was meale-mouthed and timorous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	meal-mouthed
释义	† meal-mouthedadj. Forms: see meal n.¹ and mouthed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mouthed adj. Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mouthed adj., after mealmouth n. Compare mealy-mouthed adj. Obsolete. = mealy-mouthed adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] > of persons, speech ambiguous1560 meal-mouthed1570 mealy-mouthed1571 mealy1573 mealmouth1575 Janian1598 equivocant1609 bird-mouthed1610 equivocating1645 Janus-like1656 Janus-faceda1682 equivocatory1821 Samsonian1861 weasel1912 weasel-worded1923 stuttery1937 bet-hedging1971 the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > mealy-mouthed meal-mouthed1570 mealy-mouthed1571 mealmouth1575 potato-mouthed1930 1570 T. Wilson tr. Demosthenes 3 Orations iii. 28 These smooth & meale mouthed felowes. 1596 L. Hutton Blacke Dogge of Newgate sig. E2^v I will not be meale mouthed, but blab I wist. 1620 I. C. Two Merry Milke-maids i. sig. D2^v I am glad my Lord was meale-mouth'd when she was a Milke-Maid. I am sure he gaue her no ill language. 1686 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 199 Dr. Reynell..in his sermon was meale-mouthed and timorous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1570
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