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milktoast

milktoast is the alternative spelling of milquetoast.

Meaning of milquetoast

Adjective

milquetoast (comparative more milquetoast, superlative most milquetoast)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
    • The truth is that we are cursed with a "milquetoast" Government operating under "milquetoast" policies. Fear has become a national policy.1951 July 29, Donald W[illiam] Nicholson, quoting Joseph W[illiam] Martin Jr., “Extension of Remarks of Donald W. Nicholson of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives”, in Congressional Record...

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Forms of milktoast

Adjective
comparativemore milktoast
superlativemost milktoast
Noun
pluralmilktoasts

Origin of milktoast

From milk + toast.

Words formed from milktoast

Questions about milktoast

What is milktoast the alternative spelling of?
Milktoast is the alternative spelling of milquetoast.

Words near milktoast in the dictionary

  1. milkt
  2. milktache
  3. milktaches
  4. milktini
  5. milktinis
  6. milktoast
  7. milktoasts
  8. milktoasty
  9. milktree
  10. milktrees
  11. milkvetch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: milktoast (page history and authors); milquetoast (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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