mincing
(of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
Origin of mincing
1Other words from mincing
- minc·ing·ly, adverb
- un·minc·ing, adjective
Words Nearby mincing
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How to use mincing in a sentence
It’s an uncomplicated recipe that also came together quickly, though with all the bell pepper and celery chopping, not to mention the garlic mincing, this took me more like 45 to 50 minutes.
We must see what has happened today for what it is, with no mincing of words and no obfuscations.
The Capitol mob images shouldn’t surprise you. Open insurrection was always where we were headed. | Philip Kennicott | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post“James Woods has a reputation in the business of not mincing words,” Breitbart posted in September 2013.
How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe also has a best supporting actor nomination for his mincing, lovestruck Olivia in Twelfth Night.
Stirling was never addicted to mincing matters, but Weston could not quite repress a grin.
The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
I must venture to add, without mincing the matter, what I really believe, of this Book.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela | Samuel RichardsonThere were whisperings below, and apparently a hurried consultation, and then a young woman came mincing up the stairs.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisAfter the world of politics, with its hair-splitting and word-mincing, it was good to be with soldiers—the men who do the work.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungI have heard it said of ladies who walk with a mincing gait that "she steps out like a hen before day."
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for mincing
/ (ˈmɪnsɪŋ) /
(of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech
Derived forms of mincing
- mincingly, adverb
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