Meaning of milquetoasted | Babel Free
Examples
“I’m the strongest person you’ve ever seen in your lives, you lousy, milquetoasted, sop motherfuckers!”
“[Claude] Rains (who would excel in Notorious) cuts much more of an intellectual dash than his milquetoasted protégeé^([sic]) and his clinical interest⟳ in the specimens resident in Kings Row is amusing for all the right reasons.”
“Was the McKinnon lad so feeble that he inspired that reaction in whomever saw⟳ him? Was he a mealy-mouthed, milquetoasted girl of a man who couldn’t withstand⟳ the faintest bit of adversity before becoming senseless?”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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