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verb (used with object), minced, minc·ing.to cut or chop into very small pieces. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy. to perform or utter with affected elegance. to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study. verb (used without object), minced, minc·ing.to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps. Archaic. to act or speak with affected elegance. nounsomething cut up very small; mincemeat. Idioms for mincenot mince words / matters, to speak directly and frankly; be blunt or outspoken: He was angry and didn't mince words.
Origin of mince1350–1400; Middle English mincen<Middle French minc(i)er<Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre to mince; see minute2 OTHER WORDS FROM mincemincer, nounun·minced, adjectiveWords nearby minceMinas de Ríotinto, Minas Gerais, Minatitlán, minatory, minaudière, mince, mince matters, mincemeat, mince pie, mincer, Minch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minceThe Omega includes accessories to make nut-butter and mince herbs. These pieces of kitchen gear make excellent gifts|PopSci Commerce Team|October 6, 2020|Popular Science But Marcouch does not mince his words: “The greatest insult of ISIS may even be toward the Muslims and Islam itself,” he tells us. ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe|Nadette De Visser|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Musk was never one to mince words, but has recently unleashed aggressive broadsides on ULA. SpaceX’s Dragon V2 Will Land Exactly Where It Wants To|Zach Rosenberg|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Santa snacks on rice pudding in Denmark, sponge cake in Chile, Kulkuls in India, and mince pies in the U.K. 8 Facts You Never Knew About Christmas|Brandy Zadrozny|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Never one to mince her words, Leakes is as bawdy as they get on reality television. ‘Ebony’ Cover With NeNe Leakes Unleashes a Firestorm of Criticism|Karu F. Daniels|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST Not to mince words,” he tells Gibney in the movie, “my view is I brought myself down… I did what I did, and shame on me. Spitzer's Tale of Redemption|Lloyd Grove|April 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST It looked absorbed and anxious, nor did she mince matters nor hesitate in confiding them. Selina|George Madden Martin “Maybe you were a fool for ever trying that signal and liniment trick at all,” suggested Langridge, who did not mince words. A Quarter-Back's Pluck|Lester Chadwick If I were to listen to Romilly I should mince my words, and the result would be wretched. A Mummer's Tale|Anatole France Mince it fine, set it over the fire a few minutes, with pepper and salt, a little nutmeg and cream. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton He was never a man to mince words, as I noticed when visiting my aunt. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon|C. N. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for mince
verb(tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces (tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politenessI didn't mince my words (intr) to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner nounmainly British minced meat informal nonsensical rubbish Word Origin for minceC14: from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mincecrumble, grind, soften, cut, hash, chip, hack, whack, divide, dice, sashay, strut, prance, flounce, attitudinize, posture, spare, palliate, minimize, extenuate |