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unmincing

unmincing adjective: not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.

Adjective

unmincing (comparative more unmincing, superlative most unmincing)

  1. Not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
    • "If I don't have a care," reflected Lady Bell in alarm, and with the crude unmincing expression of opinion which belonged to her years and her generation, "I'll soon be as great a brute as Trevor."1874, Sarah Tytler, Lady Bell: A Story of the Last Century, page 82
    • He is a wonderful searcher of hearts and interpreter of motives, and in scathing, unmincing language he reveals the hidden folds of souls.1896, Brother Azarias, Books and Reading, page 90
  2. Not walking with affectedly short steps.
    • We proceeded with an unmincing gait to the first main street and flagged down a taxi with an unspoken single agenda propelling the three of us — get out of Russia.2003, Roger Rapoport, Bob Drews, Kim Klescewski, I Should Have Just Stayed Home, page 219

Forms of unmincing

comparativemore unmincing
superlativemost unmincing

Origin of unmincing

From un- + mincing.

Questions about unmincing

What does unmincing mean?
Unmincing means not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
What part of speech is unmincing?
Unmincing is an adjective.

Words near unmincing in the dictionary

  1. unmilled
  2. unmilted
  3. unmimicked
  4. unminable
  5. unminced
  6. unmincing
  7. unmind
  8. unminded
  9. unmindful
  10. unmindfullness
  11. unmindfully

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