adjective.
Over-fastidious
, finicky (especially in eating); affectedly dainty or refined, mincing.
Is mincy a valid Scrabble word?
MINCY is
a valid scrabble word
.
What is a minxy?
humorous, derogatory
.
Impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious
(used of a girl or young woman)
Is Adays a word?
There’s only one way to spell nowadays—
as one word
. Even though this adverb evolved from the Middle English now adays, spelling it as more than one word today is a mistake. You shouldn’t write it as now a days, nowdays, nowaday, or any other spelling: You can’t buy spirits if you’re a minor now a days .
What does Mincy mean?
dialectal. :
overly particular or delicate he’s hard to cook for
—so mincy about his food.
Is minxy a Scrabble word?
Yes
, minx is in the scrabble dictionary.
What word can replace nowadays?
- anymore,
- currently,
- now,
- presently,
- right now,
- today.
Is nowadays a formal word?
Nowadays is colloquial
, unlikely to be used in formal writing. At the present time is formal to the point of pomposity; I cannot conceive of any context in which at the present time should be preferred to one of the other expressions.
What type of word is nowadays?
Nowadays is an
adverb
– Word Type.
Is II a valid Scrabble word?
No,
ii is not in the scrabble dictionary
.
Is there a word minx?
The definition of a minx is
a flirtatious and bold young woman
. An example of a minx is a twenty year old woman asking her boss out for a date.
Is jinx a Scrabble word?
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: jinx n 1: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn: {jonah}, {jinx}] 2: an evil spell; “a witch put a curse on his whole family”; “he put the whammy on me” [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {curse}, {whammy}] v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a …
How do you say nowadays academically?
“Nowadays.” while standard English, has a colloquial ring. “
Today
” is preferred in academic writing. Academic writing requires a more elevated register, which the adverb “nowadays” does not meet.
How do you say these days?
nowadays today | in this day and age currently | presently at the moment | at the present time now | contemporarily right now |
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What is the synonym of recently?
freshly newly | just only | lately latterly | now afresh | a moment ago anew |
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How do you say now in a formal way?
- directly.
- forthwith.
- immediately.
- instantly.
- straightaway.
- away.
- first off.
- here and now.