The act by which something is minced. / Affected dainty speech or movement.

Affectedly dainty.

present participle of mince

plural of mincing

(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat. / (uncountable) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat. / (countable) An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.

(transitive) To make less; make small. / (transitive) To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise. / (transitive, rare) To effect mincingly.

simple past tense and past participle of mince

Finely chopped. / Minutely subdivided. / (figuratively) Weakened, extenuated.

plural of mince

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mince