mincy

See also: Mincy

English

Etymology

From 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 […]

Anagrams

• -mycin, mycin