mincing

Speech parts

1. mincing - Noun

2. mincing - Adjective

3. mincing - Verb

4. mincing - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prim twee niminy-piminy prissy particular mincer affected camp artificial moderate dice hash precious feminine delicate
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Antonyms

dowdy simple gaudy ordinary plain rough
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

My leading idea was the establishment of a journal removed alike from servile partisanship on the one hand and from gagged, mincing neutrality on the other. Horace Greeley

It is on a day like this one, a little later, a little earlier, that you discover, without surprise, that something is wrong, that, without mincing words, you don't know how to live, that you will never know. Georges Perec

A food processor is used for other cooking needs like chopping, slicing, mincing, pureeing and emulsifying fruits, vegetables and other ingredients. Source: Internet

Expedia Group’s new CEO isn’t mincing words about one of the company’s biggest challenges: Google’s dual role as a rival in online travel, and a key source of customers through search traffic and paid advertising. Source: Internet

In a food processor, first process just the garlic and salt together, mincing the garlic down to tiny-tiny bits; if needed, add just a few chickpeas to help grab onto the garlic. Source: Internet

Same applies for mincing as mentioned earlier. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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