Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Affectedly refined or dainty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice; simpering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
mince .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective affectedly dainty or refined
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Examples
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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.
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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.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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Once mincing is done, transfer the pesto into a bowl and add the olive oil.
Handmade Basil Pesto for GBP Summer 07 « Salt and Pepper. 2007
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One does very little cutting on vegetables using the tip, though, I do find it useful in mincing garlic and finely dicing onions.
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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.
Think Progress » UPDATE: Fox Carolina Reporter Active On White Supremacist Website 2005
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Then she set out in short, mincing steps like a geisha with a full pot of tea.
Villa Incognito Robbins, Tom 2003
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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
NYT > Home Page By THE LEARNING NETWORK 2010
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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.
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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.
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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.
bilby commented on the word mincing
"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'.
September 19, 2009