# mealy-mouthed

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.

## Etymology
Possibly from German Mehl im Maule behalten, via Martin Luther

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mealy-mouthed