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Where does “mealymouthed” come from?

mealymouthed (English) comes from English mealy-mouthed, from German Mehl im Maule behalten.

mealymouthed (English): Alternative form of mealy-mouthed

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mealy-mouthed

Ancestry of “mealymouthed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmealy-mouthedprone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or...
2GermanMehl im Maule behalten—
Every word from German Mehl im Maule behalten →