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Mincing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Affectedly refined or dainty.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Present participle of mince.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice; simpering.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. affectedly dainty or refined

Word Usage

"Once we’d moved on, we eventually found ourselves pootling (Trix thought the term mincing was not quite a gay enough description for our driving style, and music choices) down the A303, and Trixy decided randomly that, owing to Sherborne having a girls’ school (where my friend Sophie went incidentally) it was obviously a perfect place to stop off for a refreshing glass of wine."

Equivalent

refined

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

affected

Verb Stem

mince

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

convincing rinsing unconvincing wincing