nice-nelly

adjective

nice-nel·​ly ˈnīs-ˈne-lē 

variants often nice-Nelly

1

: marked by euphemism

2

: prudish

nice nelly noun

often nice Nelly

nice-nellyism

ˈnīs-ˈne-lē-ˌi-zəm 

noun

often nice-Nellyism

Synonyms of nice-nelly

• Victorian
• puritanical

Examples of nice-nelly in a Sentence

the novel's wildly off base portrayal of 18th-century aristocrats as nice-nelly exemplars of decorum

Word History

Etymology

from the name Nelly

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nice-nelly

• underbelly
• vermicelli
• allele
• appellee
• ocelli
• belly
• deli
• felly
• jelly
• kellie
• melly
• nellie