mincingly
In tiny steps
Mincingly describes doing something in a mincing manner—with small, dainty, or affectedly delicate steps or movements.
The word often carries a dismissive or mocking tone, suggesting excessive primness or effeminacy: He walked mincingly across the stage.
It can also describe overly cautious or precious speech: She mincingly avoided saying anything direct.
Delicately small and pretty
- prissyAffectedly proper and fussy
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
- simperingSmiling affectedly, falsely coy
- coyAffectedly modest
precious · twee · effete · pretentious · theatrical · mannered · artificial · studied
Walk on foot-fronts
- daintilyIn a graceful way
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- primlyWith affected formality
- prissilyIn overly proper manner
light-footed · picking · stepping · carefully · gingerly · tentatively · cautiously · prancing
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- particularSpecific or fussy
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
fastidious · picky · choosy · dainty · nitpicky · exacting · overdelicate · punctilious
Using milder language
- evasivelyAvoiding direct response
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
tactfully · indirectly · obliquely · coyly · vaguely · gingerly · carefully · primly
dainty
Delicately small and pretty
- prissyAffectedly proper and fussy
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
- simperingSmiling affectedly, falsely coy
coy · precious · twee · effete · pretentious · theatrical · mannered · artificial · studied · self-conscious
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
- daintilyIn a graceful way
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- primlyWith affected formality
prissily · light-footed · picking · stepping · carefully · gingerly · tentatively · cautiously · prancing · tripping
finicky
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- particularSpecific or fussy
meticulous · fastidious · picky · choosy · dainty · nitpicky · exacting · overdelicate · punctilious · scrupulous
euphemistically
Using milder language
- evasivelyAvoiding direct response
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- guardedlyWith protective caution
delicately · tactfully · indirectly · obliquely · coyly · vaguely · gingerly · carefully · primly · squeamishly
mincinglyboldly
With fearless confidence
heavily · confidently · forcefully · swaggeringly · galumphing
mincinglynaturally
without artificial help
unaffectedly · genuinely · artlessly · unpretentiously · plainly
mincinglyboldly
With fearless confidence
assertively · forcefully · directly · bluntly · brazenly
- mincing wordsSoftening speech deliberately
- mincing stepsAffectedly small strides