affected+manner

  • 71mincer — Noun. A homosexual male. From the S.E. mince, an affected manner of walking …

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  • 72inflation — n 1. false prosperity, overenlarged currency; runaway prices, high prices, stiff prices, steep prices; stagflation. 2. conceit, conceitedness, egotism, pride, vainglory, vaingloriousness; narcissism, self love, self admiration, self esteem,… …

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  • 73hard — [[t]hɑrd[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) not soft; solid and firm to the touch 2) firmly formed; tight: a hard knot[/ex] 3) difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task[/ex] 4) difficult or troublesome with respect to an… …

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  • 74pose — I [[t]poʊz[/t]] v. posed, pos•ing, n. 1) to assume or hold a physical position or attitude, as for an artistic purpose: to pose for a painter[/ex] 2) cvb to pretend to be what one is not, esp. in order to impress or deceive; assume a false… …

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  • 75side — [[t]saɪd[/t]] n. adj. v. sid•ed, sid•ing 1) one of the surfaces forming the outside of something, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure 2) either of the two broad surfaces of a thin flat object, as a door 3) one of the lateral surfaces… …

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  • 76кривляться — КРИВЛЯТЬСЯ, несов., без доп. Вести себя неестественно, вычурно; быть лишенным простоты; Син.: Разг. жеманиться, ломаться, Разг. манерничать [impf. coll. to grimace; to behave in an affected manner]. В присутствии незнакомых женщин Андреев, старый …

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  • 77la-di-da — (also lah di dah) ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ pretentious or snobbish. ORIGIN imitative of an affected manner of speech …

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  • 78mince — ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …

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  • 79mincer — mince ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …

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  • 80mincing — mince ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …

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