minced
Cut very small
Minced describes food cut into very small pieces, typically by chopping rapidly with a knife or processing in a machine: minced garlic, minced onion, minced beef.
In British usage, minced meat or simply mince is what Americans call ground meat.
To not mince words is to speak bluntly without softening the message.
Acceptable in quality
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- crumbledBroke into particles
- pulverizedMade into powder
- crushedCompressed into fragments
granulated · shredded · powdered · milled · silky · soft · smooth · pasty
Cut into cubes
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- hashedCut into pieces
- shreddedTorn into strips
- cubedMultiplied by itself twice
sliced · julienned · slivered · carved · sectioned · quartered · fragmented · cleaved
Animal tissue for food
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- bologneseHearty Italian meat sauce
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
ragu · patties · dumplings · stuffing · filling · tacos · kebab · hash
Artificially contrived behavior
- prissyAffectedly proper and fussy
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- effeminateMale seeming feminine
simpering · pretentious · fussy · prim · coy · affectation · delicate · refined
fine
Acceptable in quality
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- crumbledBroke into particles
- pulverizedMade into powder
crushed · granulated · shredded · powdered · milled · silky · soft · smooth · pasty · spreadable
diced
Cut into cubes
cubed · sliced · julienned · slivered · carved · sectioned · quartered · fragmented · cleaved · incised
meat
Animal tissue for food
meatballs · ragu · patties · dumplings · stuffing · filling · tacos · kebab · hash · stir-fry
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- prissyAffectedly proper and fussy
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
effeminate · simpering · pretentious · fussy · prim · coy · affectation · delicate · refined · fastidious
euphemism
Mild substitute for bluntness
fudge · shoot · crikey · blimey · golly · gee · jeepers · sugar · frick · freaking
- knife cutsjulienne, chiffonade, dice, chop, slice
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- food adjectivesdelicious, tasty, yummy, scrumptious, savory
- pet foodfish food, pet food, cat food, dog treats, kibble
- meat qualitiestender, juicy, lean, fatty, tough
- seafood termsceviche, tartare, tempura, shucked, deveined
mincedblunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
direct · unminced · frank · forthright · plain-spoken
- minced garlicFinely chopped pungent bulb
- mince pieSpiced fruit-filled pastry
- minced meatsFinely cut flesh
- not mince words
- mincing wordsSoftening speech deliberately
- mince wordsSpeak evasively to soften
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