Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Affectedly refined or dainty.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice; simpering.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of mince.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. affectedly dainty or refined
Examples
“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.”
“Once mincing is done, transfer the pesto into a bowl and add the olive oil.”
“One does very little cutting on vegetables using the tip, though, I do find it useful in mincing garlic and finely dicing onions.”
“Do NOT waste time and energy in mincing word armies with those who are sent to boggle our minds and torment our ‘spirit (s) †™ because as I said, there is absolutely NO chance of changing these folks minds, they are sad but true, brain dead.”
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“Then she set out in short, mincing steps like a geisha with a full pot of tea.”
“The word mincing has appeared in 19 New York Times articles in the past year, including on March 21 in the theater review Reaching Deep Into a”
“In the first half of his latest show, Lord of the Mince - which he describes a self-assured strutt called mincing of which he is the doyen - he reviews the ups and downs in his life.”
“His statements are little more than thinly disguised, professional word mincing crafted to ensure black church voters were not alarmed by his over-the-top support of homosexual rights.”
“And they run on their hind legs with a kind of mincing balletic movement, which is absolutely enchanting, I can tell you.”
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“Also consider that the Clinton brand is heavily weighted by a kind of mincing language that plays with the truth.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mincing’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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words to remember
loquacious, decorous, bombastic, impetuous, pedantic, cantankerous, abscond, sagacity, chiaroscuro, histrionic, mincing, maverick
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wasserperson's Words
kakistocracy, telebomb, adroit, pensive, verbatim, asinine, anarchic, didactic, subsequent, mirthful, gregarious, sybarite and 102 more...
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ADW1
obdurate, obstinate, behest, injunction, enjoin, circumspect, ensconce, discursive, lugubrious, doleful, somber, ken and 2476 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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rememberers
prolix, ageusia, animadversion, anodyne, antic, arabesque, beadle, brachymetropia, colophon, desquamation, diaphoresis, diegesis and 3251 more...
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dainty, fret, laconic, laggard, lamentable, languid, arisrocrat, languor, rearing, permanence, lassitude, shiftlessness and 7 more...
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Lovely
whimsy, fisticuffs, shifty, widdiful, wretch, owlish, mincing, arch, lissome, parallax, octothorpe, owlishly
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simple & useful8
sullied, mincing, portentous, barbarism, gesticulate, multiplicative, legerdemain, shibboleth, rekindling, ragamuffins, glacially, frothily and 63 more...
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difficult-list30
mausoleum, maverick, mawkish, mealy-mouthed, mediate, meek, melee, mellifluous, memorialize, menagerie, mendacious, mendicant and 18 more...
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set 8
part two from from 4
grisly, mincing, succor, punctilious, thrall, grudging, seethe, bivouac, automaton, broach, maelstrom, expostulation and 80 more...
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foodie list
pan, gourmet, mincing, clam, oyster, geoduck, scallop, meringue, baste, garam masala, rarebit, phyllo and 66 more...
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Meanings have changed over the years,...
nauseous, high, dope, cool, jealous, mad, rabid, postal, dandy, queer, retarded, awesome and 11 more...
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little light in the loafers
merman, divine, sassafras, jockstrap, milquetoast, defrocked, poppycock, murse, fabulous, ab fab, panache, gild the lily and 51 more...
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GRE 3500 M
machinations, madrigal, maladroit, malady, malaise, malapropism, malcontent, malediction, malefactor, malfeasance, malingerer, mannered and 54 more...
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bilby "Far different was the impression produced by the gaunt and mincing lady who followed on Mr. Mingott’s arm, in a wild dishevelment of stripes and fringes and floating scarves; and as this last apparition glided into view Archer’s heart contracted and stopped beating."
- Edith Wharton, 'The Age of Innocence'. Sep 19, 2009