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单词 mealy
释义

mealy

adjective

ˈmē-lē How to pronounce mealy (audio)
mealier; mealiest
1
: containing meal : farinaceous
2
: soft, dry, and friable
3
a
: covered with meal or with fine granules
b
: flecked with another color
c
: spotty, uneven
d
: pallid, blanched
a mealy complexion
4
: mealymouthed

Synonyms

  • ashen
  • ashy
  • blanched
  • cadaverous
  • doughy
  • livid
  • lurid
  • pale
  • paled
  • pallid
  • pasty
  • peaked
  • wan
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Example Sentences

the mealy flesh of a pear her mealy complexion might be OK if she were a mime, but she isn't
Recent Examples on the Web Cold temperatures kill flavor and cause tomatoes to develop a mealy texture. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022 Canned olives won’t work in this dish — their texture is mealy and soft, and their flavor tends to be weak and watery. BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 Creaminess, granted by the mealy texture of russet potatoes, is important; and the outside should be taut and golden. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2022 The neighborhood association sends a mealy-mouthed representative (Chase Stoeger) to bribe them out of moving there. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2022 The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were seen by many as a mistake, but most other candidates still defended at least on them, if often in mealy-mouthed terms. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2022 American, British, and European leverage is largely absent in Kazakhstan, as the mealy-mouthed statements issued by the White House thus far indicate. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2022 Most of the larger tomatoes available in grocery stores have an insipid flavor and mealy texture. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022 This in contrast to the sour, mealy-mouthed assessment of the OSCE and US State Department (however accurate). Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

mealy

adjective

ˈmē-lē How to pronounce mealy (audio)
mealier; mealiest
: soft, dry, and crumbly
a mealy potato

mealy

adjective

1
as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color her mealy complexion might be OK if she were a mime, but she isn't

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pallid
  • pale
  • paled
  • doughy
  • ashen
  • pasty
  • blanched
  • ashy
  • wan
  • waxy
  • cadaverous
  • livid
  • sallow
  • white
  • lurid
  • sick
  • waxen
  • sickly
  • peaked
  • anemic
  • whitened
  • sallowish
  • untanned
  • bloodless
  • whey-faced
  • white-faced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • red
  • ruddy
  • florid
  • rosy
  • sanguine
  • glowing
  • rubicund
  • blooming
  • pink
  • flush
  • blushing
  • flushed
  • full-blooded
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2
as in lip
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express a mealy apology that was really no apology at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lip
  • fake
  • double
  • hollow
  • mealymouthed
  • pretended
  • strained
  • meaningless
  • unctuous
  • insincere
  • superficial
  • artificial
  • phony
  • counterfeit
  • hypocritical
  • backhanded
  • feigned
  • phoney
  • mechanical
  • false
  • jive
  • assumed
  • unnatural
  • pious
  • phoney-baloney
  • affected
  • empty
  • phony-baloney
  • two-faced
  • forced
  • double-faced
  • claptrap
  • dishonest
  • Pecksniffian
  • contrived
  • Janus-faced
  • glib
  • double-dealing
  • simulated
  • facile
  • deceitful
  • sham
  • untruthful
  • pharisaical
  • left-handed
  • devious
  • sanctimonious
  • facetious
  • bogus
  • jocular
  • campy
  • put-on
  • canting
  • simon-pure
  • self-righteous
  • tongue-in-cheek

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sincere
  • genuine
  • artless
  • honest
  • candid
  • unfeigned
  • heartfelt
  • plain
  • frank
  • direct
  • open
  • undesigning
  • forthright
  • straightforward
  • heart-to-heart
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