单词 | nice-nellyism |
释义 | nice-nellyism /nuys"nel"ee iz'euhm/, n. 1. excessive modesty; prudishness. 2. a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms. Also, nice-Nellyism. [1935-40; NICE NELLY + -ISM] |
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