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mincing — adjective Date: 1530 affectedly dainty or delicate < taking mincing steps > • mincingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
mincing — minc•ing [[t]ˈmɪn sɪŋ[/t]] adj. affectedly dainty, or elegant: mincing steps[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 minc′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
mincing — /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ (say minsing) adjective 1. affectedly nice or elegant, as gait, behaviour, air, speech, etc.: *She moved off with mincing steps; came back to whisper I really was married to him, you know. –g.b. lancaster, 1933. 2. walking, acting, or… …
mincing — [min′siŋ] adj. 1. affectedly elegant or dainty: of a person or a person s speech, manner, etc. 2. characterized by short steps or affected daintiness [a mincing walk] mincingly adv … English World dictionary
mincing — (adj.) affectedly dainty, 1520s, probably originally in reference to speech, when words were clipped to affect elegance; or in reference to walking with short steps; prp. adjective from from MINCE (Cf. mince) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
mincing — mince ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words … English terms dictionary
Mincing — (Heb. taphoph, Isa. 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by wag or waggle, thus representing the affected gait of coquettish females … Easton's Bible Dictionary
mincing — minc·ing || mɪnsɪŋ n. act of grinding or fine chopping; preparation of mincemeat; hesitant or restrained speech; speech or behavior that is affected or unnaturally courteous; walking with dainty steps mɪns n. something that is finely chopped … English contemporary dictionary
Slowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Slowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 slowness slowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 languor languor &c.(inactivity) 683 Sgm: N 1 drawl drawl Sgm: N 1 creeping creeping &c. >V. lentor … English dictionary for students
Mince — Mince, v. i. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. [1913 Webster] The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing as they go. Is. iii. 16. [1913 Webster] I ll . . .… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minc´ing|ness — minc|ing «MIHN sihng», adjective. 1. putting on dainty and refined airs; too polite; too nice: »a mincing voice. 2. affectedly delicate or dainty: »I ll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride (Shakespeare). –minc´ing|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
