affectedly+elegant

  • 31genteel — [jen tēl′] adj. [< Fr gentil (of same orig. as GENTLE & JAUNTY, but borrowed again in 16th c.)] 1. Old fashioned having or showing the good taste and refinement associated with polite society; elegant, fashionable, etc. 2. excessively or… …

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  • 32minc´er — mince «mihns», verb, minced, minc|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to cut or chop up (meat or other food) into very small pieces; shred: »All vegetables used in this recipe are to be minced very fine. SYNONYM(S): hash. 2. to cut up; subdivide minu …

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