nice-nelly

nice–nel·ly

adj, often capitalized 2d N \ˈnīs-ˈne-lē\

Definition of NICE-NELLY

1

: marked by euphemism

2

: prudish

— nice nelly noun often capitalized 2d N

— nice–nel·ly·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun often capitalized 2d N

Origin of NICE-NELLY

from the name Nelly

First Known Use: 1925

Related to NICE-NELLY

Synonyms: bluenosed, nice-nelly, prim, prudish, puritanical, Victorian

Related Words: priggish, staid, stuffy; genteel, proper, refined; decent, honest, moral, right, righteous, upright, virtuous

Near Antonyms: liberated, permissive; bad, immoral, improper, indecent, lax, lecherous, lickerish, loose, prurient, wicked; skanky [slang], slatternly, sleazy, sluttish, slutty, trampy; debauched, degenerate, degraded, depraved, perverted

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Rhymes with NICE-NELLY

New Delhi, pork belly