† ˈmeal-mouthed, ppl. a. Obs.
[Formed as prec. + -ed2.]
= mealy-mouthed.
| 1576 Fleming Panopl. Epist. 155 Saying, that you had flatterers & meal-mouthed merchants in high estimation. 1686 Wood Life 5 Nov. (O.H.S.) III. 199 Dr. Reynell..in his sermon was meale-mouthed and timorous. |