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milquetoast

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adjective

of a person : timid, meek, or unassertive

Do we really want a someone who is a milquetoast halfhearted candidate or someone who will defend the Constitution with every fiber of her being?

Dana B. Orr

: lacking in character or vigor : wishy-washy

… after declining multiple opportunities to comment during the reporting of the story, he finally produced a most milquetoast statement Friday.

Jerry Brewer

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Noun

The disarray is baffling for the audience, and downright punishing for Hart, whose lead character is forced to shape-shift between scenes, veering from milquetoast to petty to tyrannical to pushed-around.

Amy Nicholson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 If the dark evolution of Coach Nate (Nick Mohammed) from sweet milquetoast to burgeoning supervillain has cooled the reception to the series’ second outing, Sam’s development could be the show’s new hope.

Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Congress has in recent months only really been able to muster a milquetoast gun-control bill that does little to address the root causes of gun violence.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 July 2022 Foster met that challenge and then some, bringing a quirkier personality and spunk to a role that can often read as a milquetoast ingenue.

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 June 2022 In fact, the Civic Sport sedan comes only with the most milquetoast of Civic powertrains: a 158-hp naturally aspirated 2.0-liter inline-four paired with a CVT.

Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 May 2022 So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium.

Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2022 Now, this doesn't mean Biden will need to tap a milquetoast moderate.

Damon Linker, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022 The most milquetoast of all the sauces sampled, this offering is far too tame in the heat and tang department, relying instead on salt to do all the work.

Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Caspar Milquetoast, comic strip character created by H. T. Webster †1952 American cartoonist

Adjective

from Caspar Milquetoast — more at milquetoast entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	milquetoast
释义	milquetoast 1 of 2 noun milque·toast ˈmilk-ˌtōst : a timid, meek, or unassertive person milquetoast 2 of 2 adjective 1 of a person : timid, meek, or unassertive Do we really want a someone who is a milquetoast halfhearted candidate or someone who will defend the Constitution with every fiber of her being? Dana B. Orr 2 : lacking in character or vigor : wishy-washy … after declining multiple opportunities to comment during the reporting of the story, he finally produced a most milquetoast statement Friday. Jerry Brewer Did you know? Why is it milquetoast, and not milk toast? Caspar Milquetoast is a comic strip character created in 1924 by cartoonist Harold T. Webster. Beginning a few years after the character's debut, the term milquetoast came to describe a timid or meek person. Caspar's last name is fitting because milk toast is a weak, bland concoction of buttered toast served in a dish of warm milk. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun The disarray is baffling for the audience, and downright punishing for Hart, whose lead character is forced to shape-shift between scenes, veering from milquetoast to petty to tyrannical to pushed-around. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 If the dark evolution of Coach Nate (Nick Mohammed) from sweet milquetoast to burgeoning supervillain has cooled the reception to the series’ second outing, Sam’s development could be the show’s new hope. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Congress has in recent months only really been able to muster a milquetoast gun-control bill that does little to address the root causes of gun violence. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 July 2022 Foster met that challenge and then some, bringing a quirkier personality and spunk to a role that can often read as a milquetoast ingenue. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 June 2022 In fact, the Civic Sport sedan comes only with the most milquetoast of Civic powertrains: a 158-hp naturally aspirated 2.0-liter inline-four paired with a CVT. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 May 2022 So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium. Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2022 Now, this doesn't mean Biden will need to tap a milquetoast moderate. Damon Linker, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022 The most milquetoast of all the sauces sampled, this offering is far too tame in the heat and tang department, relying instead on salt to do all the work. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Caspar Milquetoast, comic strip character created by H. T. Webster †1952 American cartoonist Adjective from Caspar Milquetoast — more at milquetoast entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1935, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1 milquetoast noun as in nebbish Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nebbish wussy coward wuss pussy wimp namby-pamby mouse weakling doormat nervous Nelly reed jellyfish pushover nervous Nellie sheep Antonyms & Near Antonyms stalwart mensch
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milquetoast

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