ADJ-GRADED 说话不直率的;讲话兜圈子的;拐弯抹角的 If you say that someone is being mealy-mouthed, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a simple or open way because they want to avoid talking directly about something unpleasant. 说话不直率的;讲话兜圈子的;拐弯抹角的 [disapproval]
He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders.