mealymouthed

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Saves us having to listen to him read mealymouthed, hypocritical platitudes while Michelle stands around, splaylegged, dressed in the hotel bedspread.

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  1. hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

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  • And he blew his top yesterday when he discovered showdown talks between Smith and Burley had resulted in nothing more serious than the release of a mealymouthed statement and promise of a strict new code of conduct to keep Scotland's players in line in the future. —  The Daily Record - Home
  • Run liars and mealymouthed politicians without backbones or real philosophical convictions? —  Hot Air » Top Picks
  • You forgot charge #5 -- Being a mealymouthed weenie back when he was in the Senate, still not quite eclipsed by Harry "Hall Monitor" Reid in that department. —  TPMMuckraker
  • He slams Obama for being mealymouthed toward the banks: —  CJR
  • Saves us having to listen to him read mealymouthed, hypocritical platitudes while Michelle stands around, splaylegged, dressed in the hotel bedspread. —  Latest Articles
 

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