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milquetoasty

milquetoasty adjective: meek, timid.

Adjective

milquetoasty (comparative more milquetoasty, superlative most milquetoasty)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Meek, timid.
    • I made them a little more flavorful, a little less milquetoasty.2007 November 18, Christine Muhlke, “The Sweet Hereafter”, in New York Times

Forms of milquetoasty

comparativemore milquetoasty
superlativemost milquetoasty
alternative formmilktoasty

Origin of milquetoasty

From milquetoast + -y.

Questions about milquetoasty

What does milquetoasty mean?
Milquetoasty means meek, timid.
What part of speech is milquetoasty?
Milquetoasty is an adjective.

Words near milquetoasty in the dictionary

  1. milquetoasted
  2. milquetoastedly
  3. milquetoastery
  4. milquetoastness
  5. milquetoasts
  6. milquetoasty
  7. milrei
  8. milreis
  9. milrinone
  10. milRNA
  11. milRNAs

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