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mincing
adjective (SPEECH) /ˈmɪn.sɪŋ/Definition
(Definition of mincing adjective (SPEECH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beat around the bush idiom
- circumlocution noun
- discursive adjective
- elliptical adjective (LANGUAGE)
- evade verb
- evasive adjective
- gloss over sth phrasal verb
- go (all) round the houses idiom
- indirect adjective (NOT OBVIOUS)
- mealy-mouthed adjective
- meander verb (NO PURPOSE)
- oblique adjective (NOT DIRECT)
- parry verb
- prevaricate verb
- roundabout adjective
- sanitize verb (CHANGE)
- sidestep verb
- tiptoe round/around sth/sb phrasal verb
- underlying adjective (NOT OBVIOUS)
- wander verb (SUBJECT)
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to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having
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