Milquetoast

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.

   “The truth is that we are cursed with a "milquetoast" Government operating under "milquetoast" policies. Fear has become a national policy.”

2. isim 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 better begin to show a little more spunk before it is too late.”

3. sıfat Alternative letter-case form of milquetoast.

   “If Bach had any guts, he wouldn't take that. He's too much of a Milquetoast guy.”

4. isim Alternative letter-case form of milquetoast.

   “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 better begin to show a little more spunk before it is too late.”