Definition of milquetoast in English:

milquetoast

nounˈmɪlktəʊstˈmɪlktoʊst

North American

A person who is timid or submissive.
as modifier a frail, milquetoast character
Example sentencesExamples
- Enter Ray Rhodes, a highly regarded defensive troubleshooter with a knack for resurrecting Milquetoast units.
- Alarms ring when Garvin speaks of applying to the Olympic Village design standards like those that produced the Milquetoast, nothing-ventured buildings at Battery Park City.
- Charlie is the self-effacing, Milquetoast dude who allows people to walk all over him.

Origin

1930s: from the name of a cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast, created by H. T. Webster in 1924.

Definition of milquetoast in US English:

milquetoast

nounˈmilktōstˈmɪlktoʊst

North American informal

A timid or feeble person.
Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast
Example sentencesExamples
- Charlie is the self-effacing, Milquetoast dude who allows people to walk all over him.
- Alarms ring when Garvin speaks of applying to the Olympic Village design standards like those that produced the Milquetoast, nothing-ventured buildings at Battery Park City.
- Enter Ray Rhodes, a highly regarded defensive troubleshooter with a knack for resurrecting Milquetoast units.

adjectiveˈmilktōstˈmɪlktoʊst

North American informal

Feeble, insipid, or bland.
a soppy, milquetoast composer
he ran a milquetoast campaign
some think he is boring and milquetoast but I like his professionalism

Origin

1930s: from the name of a cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast, created by H. T. Webster in 1924.

词汇	milquetoast
释义	Definition of milquetoast in English: milquetoast nounˈmɪlktəʊstˈmɪlktoʊst North American A person who is timid or submissive. as modifier a frail, milquetoast character Example sentencesExamples Enter Ray Rhodes, a highly regarded defensive troubleshooter with a knack for resurrecting Milquetoast units. Alarms ring when Garvin speaks of applying to the Olympic Village design standards like those that produced the Milquetoast, nothing-ventured buildings at Battery Park City. Charlie is the self-effacing, Milquetoast dude who allows people to walk all over him. Origin 1930s: from the name of a cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast, created by H. T. Webster in 1924. Definition of milquetoast in US English: milquetoast nounˈmilktōstˈmɪlktoʊst North American informal A timid or feeble person. Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast Example sentencesExamples Charlie is the self-effacing, Milquetoast dude who allows people to walk all over him. Alarms ring when Garvin speaks of applying to the Olympic Village design standards like those that produced the Milquetoast, nothing-ventured buildings at Battery Park City. Enter Ray Rhodes, a highly regarded defensive troubleshooter with a knack for resurrecting Milquetoast units. adjectiveˈmilktōstˈmɪlktoʊst North American informal Feeble, insipid, or bland. a soppy, milquetoast composer he ran a milquetoast campaign some think he is boring and milquetoast but I like his professionalism Origin 1930s: from the name of a cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast, created by H. T. Webster in 1924.
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