Definitions for mincingly
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
minc•ingˈmɪn sɪŋ(adj.)
affectedly dainty, or elegant:
mincing steps.
Origin of mincing:
1520–30
minc′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
mincingly(adverb)
in a mincing manner
"she stepped mincingly over the puddles"
Wiktionary
mincingly(Adverb)
In a mincing way; affectedly, with excessive delicacy.
Webster Dictionary
Mincingly(adverb)
in a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety
Translations for mincingly
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- trippelendAfrikaans
- بِفَرْمٍArabic
- превзетоBulgarian
- afetadamentePortuguese (BR)
- afektovaněCzech
- geziertGerman
- trippendeDanish
- λεπτεπίλεπταGreek
- de manera afectadaSpanish
- kehkjaltEstonian
- همراه با نازFarsi
- sipsuttavastiFinnish
- d'une manière affectéeFrench
- בְטִפוּףHebrew
- कीमा बनाने की मशीनHindi
- usiljenoCroatian
- negédesenHungarian
- dengan jingkat-jingkatIndonesian
- tilgerðarlegaIcelandic
- in modo affettatoItalian
- 気取ってJapanese
- 뽐내어Korean
- perdėtaiLithuanian
- samāksloti; manierīgiLatvian
- dengan berjingkat-jingkatMalay
- geaffecteerdDutch
- svinsende, tertefintNorwegian
- przesadniePolish
- همراه با نازPersian
- په نازPashto
- afectadamentePortuguese
- afectat, cu afectareRomanian
- семенящеRussian
- afektovaneSlovak
- afektiranoSlovenian
- izveštačenoSerbian
- tillgjort, trippandeSwedish
- อย่างมีมารยาทThai
- kırıtarakTurkish
- 故作斯文地，忸怩作態地Chinese (Trad.)
- манірноUkrainian
- ناز و انداز سےUrdu
- một cách õng ẹoVietnamese
- 装腔作势地Chinese (Simp.)
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