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mimsy

/ ˈmɪmzɪ /

adjective

  1. 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.

The two Borogoves, who were both very mimsy indeed, did not belie their reputation for looking like live mops.

You might as well say mimsy bomtittle plays, you'd be saying as much.

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