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mealy-mouthedConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: mealy-mouthed ▶adjective reluctant to speak frankly. – origin C16: perh. from Ger. Mehl im Maule behalten, lit. ‘carry meal in the mouth’, i.e. be unstraightforward in speech, or rel. to L. mel ‘honey’. 'mealy-mouthed' also found in these Oxford entries:
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