OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28255

milquetoast

/ˈmɪlktəʊst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
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A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
The Milquetoasts of this world seldom wake up in time to get tough effectively, Mr. [Harold Tucker] Webster fears. [...] Webster considers him a worthy citizen—of the kind that had…
We know that theology must be common to all believers, but again we also know that some enjoy only milquetoast (german milchspeise), while others can eat solid food, and that one a…
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