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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nice′ nel′ly (nel′ē),USA pronunciation - a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like:too much of a nice nelly to have any fun.
- nice-nellyism (def. 2).
Also, nice′ Nel′ly. nice-nel•ly (nīs′nel′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty:The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories.
- being a euphemism;
euphemistic:nice-nelly expressions.
Also, nice′-Nel′ly. |