单词	mealy
释义	mealy adjective ˈmē-lē  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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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  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 Relevance 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 See More 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 See More
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