Used in a Sentence

minx

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for minx.

Editorial note

When this number gets larger than (maxX - minX)*(maxY - minY) we know we're in a cycle.

Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of minx gathered in one view.

noun

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.

noun

(derogatory, dated) A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.

verb

(ambitransitive) Used transitively when followed by it: to behave like a minx, that is, in a flirtatious and impudent manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for minx.

noun

(derogatory, dated) A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.

verb

(ambitransitive) Used transitively when followed by it: to behave like a minx, that is, in a flirtatious and impudent manner.

Example sentences

1

When this number gets larger than (maxX - minX)*(maxY - minY) we know we're in a cycle.

2

I will admit myself, that I much prefer my consumer speakers (Cambridge Soundworks Air Minx 200) to my friend's studio monitor speakers (KRK Rokits I think) - despite being well aware that they're no doubt coloured.

3

From what I saw (was told), it depended on how long they were selected for and there were definitive differences in behavior by generation of selection, This effect was especially pronounced in the minxes (where the generation time is shorter so we can see more) For example, compare the undomesticated minx [1] to the most domesticated one [2].

4

"Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo", Minx said.

5

When you introduce message passing, you basically forbid all of those optimizations, because now the function might be swizzled, go pass a "minX:Y:" string to objcMsgSend to find out what pointer we should jump to today.

6

""Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo," Minx said snobbishly." The author implies this is undesirable because it's obvious that it's snobbish, but it's really not.

7

In the sentence ""Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo," Minx said snobbishly.", the reason snobbishly is a useless adverb is that absent any other context, the most likely way in which that sentence was said was snobbishly.

Quote examples

1

"Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo", Minx said.

2

When you introduce message passing, you basically forbid all of those optimizations, because now the function might be swizzled, go pass a "minX:Y:" string to objcMsgSend to find out what pointer we should jump to today.

3

""Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo," Minx said snobbishly." The author implies this is undesirable because it's obvious that it's snobbish, but it's really not.

4

In the sentence ""Well, I guess if you had grown up with it, you would understand polo," Minx said snobbishly.", the reason snobbishly is a useless adverb is that absent any other context, the most likely way in which that sentence was said was snobbishly.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use minx in a sentence?

When this number gets larger than (maxX - minX)*(maxY - minY) we know we're in a cycle.

What does minx mean?

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.

What part of speech is minx?

minx is commonly used as noun, verb.