unmincing

unmincing

English

Etymology

un- +‎ mincing

Adjective

unmincing (comparative more unmincing, superlative most unmincing)

1. Not speaking in a roundabout or vague manner; direct; blunt.
   • 1874, Sarah Tytler, Lady Bell: A Story of the Last Century (page 82)

     "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."

   • 1896, Brother Azarias, Books and Reading (page 90)

     He is a wonderful searcher of hearts and interpreter of motives, and in scathing, unmincing language he reveals the hidden folds of souls.

2. Not walking with affectedly short steps.
   • 2003, Roger Rapoport, ‎Bob Drews, ‎Kim Klescewski, I Should Have Just Stayed Home (page 219)

     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.