mincy

adj

mincy

adj

Etymology From mince + -y.

1

Informal mincing; affectedly dainty

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 […]2016, Meg O'Brien, A Bright Flamingo Shroud:

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