NICE-NELLYISM


Meaning of NICE-NELLYISM in English

/nuys"nel"ee iz'euhm/ , n.

1. excessive modesty; prudishness.

2. a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms.

Also, nice-Nellyism .

[ 1935-40; NICE NELLY + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .