Nice-nelly
Nice-nelly adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Straitlaced and nice-nelly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straitlaced" instead an adjective phrase "Nice-nelly".
Straitlaced
Straitlaced adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Usage example: a very straitlaced old lady who believed that cleavage was something that should be shown by rock crystals, not respectable women
Nice-nelly and straitlaced are semantically related. You can use "Nice-nelly" instead an adjective "Straitlaced".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- refined and nice-nelly
- refined and straitlaced
- proper and nice-nelly
- proper and straitlaced
- priggish and nice-nelly
- priggish and straitlaced
- stuffy and nice-nelly
- stuffy and straitlaced
- puritanical and nice-nelly
- puritanical and straitlaced
- moral and nice-nelly
- moral and straitlaced
- genteel and nice-nelly
- genteel and straitlaced
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