HyperDic: mincing

English > 1 sense of the word *mincing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee	affectedly dainty or refined

mincing > pronunciation
Sounds	mih'nsihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *mincing*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	affectedly dainty or refined.
Synonyms	niminy-piminy, prim, twee
Broader	refined	(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
Spanish	cursi, delicado, fino
Adverbs	mincingly	in a mincing manner