mincing
1mincing — [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 …
2Mincing — Min cing, a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety. [1913 Webster] …
3mincing — (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.) …
4mincing — [adj] affected, pretentious artificial, dainty, delicate, effeminate, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, genteel, insincere, la di da*, nice, particular, persnickety, precious, sissy, squeamish, stilted, too too*, unnatural; concepts 401,404… …
5Mincing — Mince redirects here. For other uses of the term, see Mince (disambiguation). Mincing is a food preparation technique in which food ingredients are finely divided. The effect is to create a closely bonded mixture of ingredients and a soft or… …
6mincing — adjective Date: 1530 affectedly dainty or delicate < taking mincing steps > • mincingly adverb …
7mincing — adjective no one dared to laugh at the young master s mincing walk Syn: affected, dainty, effeminate, pretentious, dandified, foppish; informal camp …
8mincing — minc•ing [[t]ˈmɪn sɪŋ[/t]] adj. affectedly dainty, or elegant: mincing steps[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 minc′ing•ly, adv …
9mincing — /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… …
10mincing — 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 …
