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# minx

«minx» in Mova's school dictionary: **a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (minx, minxes) (old use, playful)

### meaning for a pupil

A minx is a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way; an old-fashioned name for a saucy girl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in old tales, a bold or clever girl who answers back, sometimes said with a smile

### examples

- "Oh, you little minx!" said Gran, laughing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x1)
- The minx hid the sweets behind her back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x2)
- The idle minx would not help with the dishes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «minx» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.