mincing

adj.

Affectedly refined or dainty.

mincingly minc'ing·ly adv.

adj

Definition: affected, pretentious
Antonyms: extroverted, unaffected, unpretentious

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: affectedly dainty or refined
  Synonyms: dainty, niminy-piminy, prim, twee

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skabagtig, krukket

Nederlands (Dutch)
geaffecteerd, gemaniëreerd, vergoelijken(d)

Français (French)
adj. - affecté

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geziert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ναζιάρικος, σκερτσόζικος

Italiano (Italian)
affettato, smorfioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afetado

Русский (Russian)
жеманный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - remilgado, afectado, melindroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillgjord, trippande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
矫饰的, 装模作样的, 装腔作势的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 矯飾的, 裝模作樣的, 裝腔作勢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 점잔은 체 하는, 거들먹 거리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上品ぶった, 気取った, 切り刻み用の, もったいぶった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متصنع, متكلف, تصنع, تكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עדין, מצטעצע‬

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