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nice-nel·ly  audio  (nsnl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Priggish.
  2. Marked by the use of euphemism: nice-nelly language.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the name Nelly, nickname for Helen

OTHER FORMS:
nice-nelly·ism(Noun)


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