affectedly nice
1nice´ness — nice «nys», adjective, nic|er, nic|est, adverb. –adj. 1. that is good or pleasing; agreeable; satisfactory: »a nice face, a nice child, a nice ride, a nice day …
2nice´ly — nice «nys», adjective, nic|er, nic|est, adverb. –adj. 1. that is good or pleasing; agreeable; satisfactory: »a nice face, a nice child, a nice ride, a nice day …
3nice Nelly — ☆ nice Nelly n. a prudish or affectedly modest person, who uses euphemisms: also sp. nice Nellie nice Nelly adj …
4mincing — /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ (say minsing) adjective 1. affectedly nice or elegant, as gait, behaviour, air, speech, etc.: *She moved off with mincing steps; came back to whisper I really was married to him, you know. –g.b. lancaster, 1933. 2. walking, acting, or… …
5prickmedainty — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: prick (II) + me + dainty chiefly Scotland : affectedly nice : goody goody II. noun chiefly Scotland : an affectedly nice person …
6prim — /prɪm / (say prim) adjective (primmer, primmest) 1. affectedly precise or proper, as persons, behaviour, etc.; stiffly neat. –verb (primmed, primming) –verb (i) 2. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. –verb (t) 3. to make… …
7pretty — I. a. 1. Pleasing without being striking, moderately beautiful, bonny, beautiful (without dignity or grandeur), comely, fair. 2. Pleasing, neat, elegant without grandeur. 3. Nice, fine, excellent (used ironically, meaning the opposite). 4.… …
8Prettier — Pretty Pret ty, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.] [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf.… …
9Prettiest — Pretty Pret ty, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.] [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf.… …
10Pretty — Pret ty, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.] [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W.… …
