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Mincing

Mincing Meaning & Definition
Mincing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mincing?

[adj] affectedly dainty or refined

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mincing: dainty | niminy-piminy | prim | refined | twee

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mincing: affected | dainty | dandyish | delicate | effeminate | elegant | euphemistic | euphuistic | exquisite | fastidious | finical | finicking | finicky | foppish | formalistic | fussy | goody good-good | goody-goody | la-di-da | namby-pamby | nice | overnice | overprecise | overrefined | particular | pedantic | pernickety | persnickety | precieuse | precious | precisian | precisianistic | precisionistic | pretentious | puristic | put-on | simpering | squeamish | stilted | too-too

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Mincing In Webster's Dictionary

\Min"cing\, a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

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