mincing

minc·ing

M0308800 (mĭn′sĭng)adj. Affectedly refined or dainty.

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minc′ing·ly adv.

mincing

(ˈmɪnsɪŋ) adj(of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech ˈmincingly adv

minc•ing

(ˈmɪn sɪŋ)

adj. affectedly dainty, or elegant: mincing steps. [1520–30] minc′ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mincing - affectedly dainty or refined dainty, niminy-piminy, prim, tweerefined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

mincing

adjective affected, nice, camp (informal), precious, pretentious, dainty, sissy, effeminate, foppish, poncy (slang), arty-farty (informal), lah-di-dah (informal), niminy-piminy He waddled onto the stage with tiny mincing steps.

Translations

装腔作势的

mince

(mins) verb1. to cut into small pieces or chop finely. Would you like me to mince the meat for you? 剁碎 切碎2. to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way. She minced over to him. 扭扭捏捏小碎步走 扭扭捏捏地走 noun meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes. 絞肉 肉馅，肉末 ˈmincer noun a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer? 絞肉機 绞肉机ˈmincing adjective too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps. 故作斯文的，忸怩作態的 装腔作势的ˈmincingly adverb 故作斯文地，忸怩作態地 装腔作势地ˈmincemeat noun a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies). 百果餡 百果馅