单词 | nice nelly |
释义 | nice nellyor nice Nelly[ nel-ee ] / ˈnɛl i / nouna 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). Words nearby nice nellyNice guys finish last, nice-looking, Nicene, Nicene Council, Nicene Creed, nice nelly, nice-nellyism, Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, Nicetas, nicety, nicey-nicey Definition for nice nelly (2 of 2)nice-nelly or nice-Nel·ly[ nahys-nel-ee ] / ˈnaɪsˈnɛl i / adjectivecharacterized 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. Origin of nice-nellyAn Americanism dating back to 1920–25 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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