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milquetoasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mil-que-toasty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Meek, timid.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From milquetoast + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more milquetoasty (comparative) most milquetoasty (superlative) milktoasty (alternative)

Questions

What does milquetoasty mean?
Meek, timid.
Where does milquetoasty come from?
From milquetoast + -y.

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