History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
girlish

(especially of a man's hair, clothes, behaviour) like a girl

juvenile

naive

(because) young and inexperienced

juvenile

pretentious

claiming (without justification) great ability, qualities or importance

snobbish, conceited

prudish

easily shocked; extremely (often too) moral

shy and strict in behavior

squeamish

(too) easily made sick; feeling sick; (too) easily disgusted or shocked

nauseated; finicky

stilted

(of written style, talk, behaviour etc) too formal and unnatural

artificial, pretentious

MINCING as in Wiktionary
MINCING as in Wikipedia