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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 minc·ing /ˈmɪn(t)sɪŋ/
 (a.)矯飾的,裝腔作勢的,裝模作樣的,切碎的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Min·cing a. That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 mincing
      adj : affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, niminy-piminy,
             prim, twee]

From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Mincing
    (Heb. taphoph, Isa. 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick
    steps. Luther renders the word by "wag" or "waggle," thus
    representing "the affected gait of coquettish females."