Mincing
['mɪnsɪŋ]
Definition
(a.) That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
Edited by Della
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Affected, over-nice.
Edited by Linda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Slow, affected, pedantic, syllabical, euphuistic
ANT:Rapid, voluble, unaffected, natural, bluff
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Examples
- There's the Mincing Lane establishment, and there's your mother's Academy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I know no language, he said, but my own, and a few words of their mincing Norman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Simultaneously with this discovery on her part, her father discovered her, and invoked the echoes of Mincing Lane to exclaim 'My gracious me! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, what's the use of mincing matters? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I suppose sense in certain quarters; you suppose mincing bread-and-butter nonsense. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Both the Mr. Bludyers of Mincing Lane have settled their fortunes on Fanny Bludyer's little boy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I used to think that of Mr. Crowse, with his empty face and neat umbrella, and mincing little speeches. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Sweeting is mincing the slice of roast beef on his plate, and complaining that it is very tough; Mr. Donne says the beer is flat. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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