- 看过 mealy-mouthed 的人也看了 :
- affected
- deceptive
- devious
- disingenuous
- equivocal
- hypocritical
- insincere
mealy-mouthed 的定义
- avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising: Our local government is filled with mealy-mouthed politicians and self-serving bureaucrats.
mealy-mouthed 近义词
pretentious
mealy-mouthed 的近义词 7 个
更多mealy-mouthed例句
- Malcolm Tucker, a foul-mouthed political advisor, was the role that turned Capaldi into a household name in Britain.
- Foul-mouthed chauvinist who flirted with chicks in a hot tub or celebrity-friendly sociopolitical satirist?
- Playing the foul-mouthed bad character will become as predictable and counter-intuitive as a playing a thousand Joeys.
- However, these “potty-mouthed princesses” curse like proverbial sailors to prove a point.
- And I just saw him as I was leaving and gave him the thumbs-up and he mouthed, “Thank you,” and that was it.
- The musician assumed a position of open-mouthed wonder, gazing steadily at the visitor.
- "But I must see her," Eloise said, alighting first and brushing past him, while he stood open-mouthed with surprise.
- Riggleton looked at him with open-mouthed wonder, evidently staggered that Faversham was taking the matter so calmly.
- The sight did wonders to clear his head; he stood open-mouthed, with his heart beating.
- “Your husband will not let you; he would not like it,” I said in my haste, while Mrs. Dyke sat in open-mouthed amazement.