"nice-Nelly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nice-Nelly [comparative], most nice-Nelly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} nice-Nelly (comparative more nice-Nelly, superlative most nice-Nelly)
  1. Prudish or excessively modest.
    Sense id: en-nice-Nelly-en-adj-5bylHjag
  2. Characterized by euphemism; euphemistic.
    Sense id: en-nice-Nelly-en-adj-gOsv~oxq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nice-nelly Related terms: nice Nelly, nice-Nellyism

Alternative forms

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