Unmincing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unmincing is an adjective meaning Not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
Meaning
Not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
More Meanings
- Not walking with affectedly short steps.
Example Sentences
He is a wonderful searcher of hearts and interpreter of motives, and in scathing, unmincing language he reveals the hidden folds of souls.
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.
"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."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unpretended, unevasive, uncryptic, unflowery, unteasing, unquibbled.
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