nice and

idiom

: very
used to emphasize a good or enjoyable quality
The soup is nice and hot.
Make sure your room's nice and clean.
The library is always nice and quiet.

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Make sure the bacon fat is nice and cold, and just substitute it for 2 tablespoons of the butter to keep the cheese straws from spreading too much during baking. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025 The frame’s picture is also nice and sharp despite having a third of my phone's pixel density (166 pixels per inch to the Pixel 8’s 428ppi). PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 This stuff feels cooling and so nice and hydrating on my face in the morning. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025 None of these locations are to be confused with the Athletics’ very very nice and renovated clubhouse, which is a different building entirely. Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nice and

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“Nice and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nice%20and. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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