mealy-mouthednessn.

Brit.

/ˌmiːlɪˈmaʊð(ə)dnəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmiliˈˌmaʊð(ə)dnəs/

Forms: 1600s mealy mouth'dness, 1700s– mealy-mouthedness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mealy-mouthed adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mealy-mouthed adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being mealy-mouthed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun]

ambiguitya1325

doublenessa1513

ambiguousness1542

double meaning1551

indifferency1596

equivocacy1646

equivocalness1647

ambilogy1656

greyness1663

mealy-mouthedness1697

amphilogy1731

equivocality1735

grey1822

double-edgedness1901

ambivalence1912

ambivalency1912

1697 T. D'Urfey Cinthia & Endimion iii. i. 15 Without mealy mouth'dness, she's a Jill Gadsbud; why what a plaguey trick did she serve that poor Hutsman.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Mealy-mouthedness.

1894 Sat. Rev. 24 Mar. 304 School Boards and other engines of mealy-mouthedness have laid a ban upon some of our old plant names.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover ix. 119 But angry honesty made a ‘bad man’ of him, and mealy-mouthedness made a ‘nice woman’ of her.

1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iii. 131 I can see through this saintliness and mealy-mouthedness of yours.

1992 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 14/6 The ITC has its reasons for such mealy-mouthedness. It knows that Channel 5 faces such formidable technical and financial obstacles that it will be lucky to get on the air at all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mealy-mouthedness
释义	mealy-mouthednessn. Brit. /ˌmiːlɪˈmaʊð(ə)dnəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmiliˈˌmaʊð(ə)dnəs/ Forms: 1600s mealy mouth'dness, 1700s– mealy-mouthedness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mealy-mouthed adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mealy-mouthed adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being mealy-mouthed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] ambiguitya1325 doublenessa1513 ambiguousness1542 double meaning1551 indifferency1596 equivocacy1646 equivocalness1647 ambilogy1656 greyness1663 mealy-mouthedness1697 amphilogy1731 equivocality1735 grey1822 double-edgedness1901 ambivalence1912 ambivalency1912 1697 T. D'Urfey Cinthia & Endimion iii. i. 15 Without mealy mouth'dness, she's a Jill Gadsbud; why what a plaguey trick did she serve that poor Hutsman. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Mealy-mouthedness. 1894 Sat. Rev. 24 Mar. 304 School Boards and other engines of mealy-mouthedness have laid a ban upon some of our old plant names. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover ix. 119 But angry honesty made a ‘bad man’ of him, and mealy-mouthedness made a ‘nice woman’ of her. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iii. 131 I can see through this saintliness and mealy-mouthedness of yours. 1992 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 14/6 The ITC has its reasons for such mealy-mouthedness. It knows that Channel 5 faces such formidable technical and financial obstacles that it will be lucky to get on the air at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697
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