单词 | nice-nellyism |
释义 | nice-nellyismor nice-Nel·ly·ism[ nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm ] / ˈnaɪsˈnɛl iˌɪz əm / nounexcessive modesty; prudishness. a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms. Origin of nice-nellyismFirst recorded in 1935–40; nice nelly + -ism Words nearby nice-nellyismnice-looking, Nicene, Nicene Council, Nicene Creed, nice nelly, nice-nellyism, Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, Nicetas, nicety, nicey-nicey, niche Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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