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Meaning of nice-nellyism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Prudishness or excessive modesty.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.
    countable

Examples

“He was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous. ¶ His obituary in the Indianapolis Star said that he himself was not an alcoholic. ¶ This denial was at least partly a nice-Nellyism from the past, I think.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

nice-nice nice-to-have nice, pleasant, likable nicefem niceling Nicely

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