meal·y-mouthed (mēlē-mouthd′, -moutht′)
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Tweet adj. Unwilling to state facts or opinions simply and directly. [Akin to the German expression Mehl im Maule behalten, to be indirect in speech (literally, to have meal in the mouth).] |
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