Mealy-Mouthed

A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue · 1811 · p. 3

Over-modest or backward in speech.

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The Slang Dictionary Etymological Historical and Anecdotal (1913)
Pears Shilling Cyclopedia (1898)
Mouthed — The Middle English Dictionary (1922)
Mealy — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology (1906)
Mealy — Chamber's Etymological of the English Language (1895)
MEALY — An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary (1893)
Mouthed — A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language (1862)

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