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Meanings of milquetoast in inglés

portugués
boiola
catalán
marieta

A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.

boiola

A person who lacks courage.

Usage of milquetoast in inglés
1
The pastiest milquetoast emerges ready to scale oil rigs and wrestle crocodiles.
The Irish Times
2
At part throttle, this may as well be a milquetoast Malibu sedan.
BBC
3
Or will any representative do? His gaze fell on Wensicia's milquetoast husband.
Paul of dune
4
Similarly milquetoast messages went out from university officials to their faculty and students.
Wired
5
If we are getting a milquetoast fourth quarter what will next year look like?
Reuters
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A few weeks later, naturally enough, the poor milquetoast will be desiccated and submerged.
The Irish Times
7
Miles O'Brien released a predictably milquetoast statement through CNN.
Wired
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And that is why milquetoast concepts serve no one.
Wired
9
The milquetoast drumming leaves much to be desired.
The Guardian
10
Their taste in reforms has been accordingly milquetoast.
NY Magazine
11
Dark though Stereotypes might have been, only a milquetoast could deny it was also truly electrifying.
The Guardian
12
This was no milquetoast nouveau riche businessman.
The bone chamber
13
It also benefits from Nintendo's signature gentle playfulness and levels of technical polish, but it's all so milquetoast.
The Guardian
14
For all of his plotting and metaphoric moustache-twirling, surrounded by a group of equally privileged friends, he's milquetoast.
News.com.au
15
A newfound appetite for milquetoast TV?
The Guardian
16
How milquetoast can you get?
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
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Translations for milquetoast
portugués
boiolabaitola
Milquetoast through the time