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minauderies

minauderies is the plural of minauderie.

Meaning of minauderie

Noun

minauderie (countable and uncountable, plural minauderies)

  1. Affectation; an affected remark or behaviour.
    • “What a nice little artless creature that was,” Mr. Pen thought at the very instant of waking after the Vauxhall affair; “what a pretty natural manner she has; how much pleasanter than the minauderies of the young ladies in the ballrooms” […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 48, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Questions about minauderies

What is minauderies the plural of?
Minauderies is the plural of minauderie.

Words near minauderies in the dictionary

  1. minatorial
  2. minatorially
  3. minatorily
  4. minatory
  5. minauderie
  6. minauderies
  7. minaudière
  8. minaudières
  9. minaul
  10. minauls
  11. minavilins

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