mealymouthed
adjective
mealy·mouthed
ˈmē-lē-ˌmau̇t͟hd 
-ˌmau̇tht
: not plain and straightforward : devious
a mealymouthed politician
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a mealymouthed compliment from a jealous competitor
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Curbed, 23 Nov. 2022
The mealymouthed Dave Chappelle has even suggested that Ye’s turn to conspiracy thinking is an understandable reaction to Jewish prominence in Hollywood.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
Mixed messages threaten to undercut the impact of these PSAs, and soft targets can make for mealymouthed calls to action.
—Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2022
But Roman, so often indecisive and mealymouthed, calmly insists that there’s no need to worry about those things.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019
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mealymouthed
adjective
mealy·mouthed
ˌmē-lē-ˈmau̇t͟hd
-ˈmau̇tht
: not plain and sincere in speech
a mealymouthed speaker
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