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unmincing en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + mincing.

Meanings

1. Not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
   • He is a wonderful searcher of hearts and interpreter of motives, and in scathing, unmincing language he reveals the hidden folds of souls. 1896, Brother Azarias, Books and Reading, page 90:
   • "If I don't have a care," reflected Lady Bell in alarm, and with the crude unmincing expression of opinion which belonged to her years and her generation, "I'll soon be as great a brute as Trevor." 1874, Sarah Tytler, Lady Bell: A Story of the Last Century, page 82:
2. Not walking with affectedly short steps.
   • We proceeded with an unmincing gait to the first main street and flagged down a taxi with an unspoken single agenda propelling the three of us — get out of Russia. 2003, Roger Rapoport, Bob Drews, Kim Klescewski, I Should Have Just Stayed Home, page 219:

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