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   milquetoast

   /ˈmɪlktəʊst/

   noun

   • 1. a timid or feeble person: "Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast"

   adjective

   • 1. feeble, insipid, or bland: "a soppy, milquetoast composer"

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

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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