mincy

See also: Mincy

English

Etymology

mince + -y

Adjective

mincy (comparative mincier, superlative minciest)

  1. (informal) mincing; affectedly dainty
    • 2016, Meg O'Brien, A Bright Flamingo Shroud:
      Becky had been trying to move out of the society pages and into stories of more substance in recent months, a major shift for her. When I worked for the Herald, she was kind of a mincy, snotty little thing who dressed in heels and blouses []

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