·superl Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an Insect.
II. Mealy ·superl Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato.
·adj Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the tr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Over-modest or backward in speech. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
n. a local name for the locust (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris