Mincing and Spurious

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Mincing adjective - Affectedly dainty or refined.

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Spurious and mincing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spurious" instead an adjective "Mincing".

Nearby Words: mince, minced, mincer

Spurious adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

Usage example: claimed that the governor's election-year enthusiasm for conservation was spurious, since he had cut funding for state parks

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Mincing and spurious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mincing" instead an adjective "Spurious".

Nearby Word: spuriously

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