Affectedly+nice

  • 41folk´si|ly — folk|sy «FOHK see», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. sociable; friendly; affable: »the column s blend of folksy humor and sage observation (Newsweek) …

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  • 42folk|sy — «FOHK see», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. sociable; friendly; affable: »the column s blend of folksy humor and sage observation (Newsweek) …

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  • 43minc´ing|ness — minc|ing «MIHN sihng», adjective. 1. putting on dainty and refined airs; too polite; too nice: »a mincing voice. 2. affectedly delicate or dainty: »I ll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride (Shakespeare). –minc´ing|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 44minc´ing|ly — minc|ing «MIHN sihng», adjective. 1. putting on dainty and refined airs; too polite; too nice: »a mincing voice. 2. affectedly delicate or dainty: »I ll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride (Shakespeare). –minc´ing|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 45minc|ing — «MIHN sihng», adjective. 1. putting on dainty and refined airs; too polite; too nice: »a mincing voice. 2. affectedly delicate or dainty: »I ll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride (Shakespeare). –minc´ing|ly, adverb. –minc´ing|ness, noun …

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  • 46rose-wa|ter — rose water, water made fragrant with oil of roses, used as a perfume and in some Oriental cooking. rose wa|ter «ROHZ WT uhr, WOT », adjective. 1. having the odor of rose water. 2. Figurative. affectedly delicate, nice, or fine: »rose water… …

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