Milquetoast

milquetoast English Adjective en milquetoast. en Edward C[hristie] Banfield The Mythology of Influence Political Influence Glencoe, Ill. Free Press of Glencoe 1961 933952628 New Brunswick, N.J.; London w:Transaction Publishers 2003 (2009 printing) 302 https://books.google.com/books?id=OziyfCcmVyYC&pg=PA302 978-0-7658-0556-0 If Bach had any guts, he wouldn't take that. He's too much of a Milquetoast guy. en w:John Rosemond Command, Compel, Confirm Mary McNeil Parenting by the Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child New York, N.Y. w:Howard Books 2007 part 3 (Discipline) 239 https://books.google.com/books?id=-7f71p0BJUkC&pg=PA239 978-1-4165-4484-5 Like that well-meaning mom, parents employ Milquetoast speech whenever they whine, complain, plead, entreat, entice, bribe, and explain themselves persuasively. Noun en milquetoast. en Alexandra Kropotkin To the Ladies w:Fulton Oursler Liberty New York, N.Y. Liberty Publishing 21 October 1939 16 42 51 https://archive.org/details/LibertyV16N4219391021/page/n50/mode/1up 1 72942004 The Milquetoasts of this world seldom wake up in time to get tough effectively, Mr. [Harold Tucker] Webster fears. [...] Webster considers him a worthy citizen—of the kind that had better begin to show a little more spunk before it is too late. en Muriel Larson Me and My Pet Peeves Nashville, Tenn. Broadman Press 1988 79 978-0-8054-5060-6 The Milquetoasts of this world are the victims of the steamrollers. I used to be numbered among the Milquetoasts and was periodically used or flattened! I came to realize, however, that even though Christians are to be humble and cooperative, they also are accountable to God to use their time wisely, to do what He wants them to do, and to stand up for what is right and biblical. Derived terms en milquetoasted