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mimsy
/ ˈmɪmzɪ /
adjective
- prim, underwhelming, and ineffectual
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mimsy1
C19: a blend of miserable and flimsy , coined by Lewis Carroll
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Example Sentences
Queen Caroline was a mimsy, out-moded woman, a sly serio, who gadded hither and thither shrieking for the unbecoming.
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The two Borogoves, who were both very mimsy indeed, did not belie their reputation for looking like live mops.
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You might as well say mimsy bomtittle plays, you'd be saying as much.
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