milquetoasty

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English

Etymology

milquetoast +‎ -y

Adjective

milquetoasty (comparative more milquetoasty, superlative most milquetoasty)

meek, timid
- 2007 November 18, Christine Muhlke, “The Sweet Hereafter”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  I made them a little more flavorful, a little less milquetoasty.

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