Mince words
verb phrase
to restrain oneself in conversation to avoid offense
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[minch] /mɪntʃ/ noun 1. a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide. See also . /mɪntʃ/ noun 1. the Minch, a channel of the Atlantic divided into the North Minch between the mainland of Scotland and the Isle of Lewis, and the Little Minch between the Isle […]
- Mincha
/minˈxɑː; Yiddish ˈminxa/ noun 1. (Judaism) the afternoon service
- Minchah
[Sephardic Hebrew meen-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew min-khuh] /Sephardic Hebrew minˈxɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪn xə/ noun, Hebrew. 1. . [Sephardic Hebrew meen-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew min-khuh] /Sephardic Hebrew minˈxɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪn xə/ noun, Hebrew. 1. the daily Jewish religious service conducted in the afternoon.
- Mincingly
[min-sing] /ˈmɪn sɪŋ/ adjective 1. (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant. /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ adjective 1. (of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech adj. “affectedly dainty,” 1520s, probably originally in reference to speech, when words were “clipped” to affect elegance; or in reference to walking with short steps; present […]
- Mincing
[min-sing] /ˈmɪn sɪŋ/ adjective 1. (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant. [mins] /mɪns/ verb (used with object), minced, mincing. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one’s words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with […]