mim
adjective
primly modest or demure.
mim
1 American
[mim]
/ mɪm /
adjective
British Dialect.
mīm
2
American
[meem]
/ mim /
noun
mim
British
/ mɪm /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mim1
1670–80; perhaps blend of mum 1 and prim 1
Origin of mīm2
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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For the Conservatives, Mim Davies, defended the government's record and said it had changed the law on stalking and domestic violence.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2024
The daytime Emmy award winner briefly thought about scrapping the project; she started writing the 400-plus page book, co-written with Mim Eichler Rivas, at the top of 2022.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The duel between Merlin and Mad Madame Mim in The Sword in the Stone is a textbook example of how to make a duel between sorcerers fun.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2021
Lack of storage is why Mim Skinner is finding high-end, long-life, in-date salami in the surplus donated to her food redistribution charity REfUSE, in Chester-le-Street.
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020
“You killed me. I can’t move. Mim made you some lunch. It’s in the fridge.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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