mealy-mouthed

not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly Strangely enough, although we are getting more mealy-mouthed about mental and physical disabilities, we are increasingly frank about bodily functions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bindy	BIN-dee	English
Lorinda	[ləu'rində]
Alycia	ə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ə, ə-LISH-ə	English
Eliseo	e-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Kae	KAY	English (Rare)
Symeonu	-	Old Church Slavic