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mincingly

mincingly adverb: in a mincing way; affectedly, with excessive delicacy.

Adverb

mincingly (comparative more mincingly, superlative most mincingly)

  1. In a mincing way; affectedly, with excessive delicacy.
    • He walked somewhat mincingly, thin, in soiled whites, his brief-case under his arm.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 444
    Synonyms:
    gingerly

Synonyms of mincingly

Forms of mincingly

comparativemore mincingly
superlativemost mincingly

Origin of mincingly

From mincing + -ly.

Questions about mincingly

What does mincingly mean?
Mincingly means in a mincing way; affectedly, with excessive delicacy.
What part of speech is mincingly?
Mincingly is an adverb.

Words near mincingly in the dictionary

  1. minciest
  2. mincing
  3. mincing one's words
  4. mincing up
  5. mincing words
  6. mincingly
  7. mincingness
  8. mincings
  9. Minco
  10. Mincopi
  11. Mincopie

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