Nice-Nellyism seldom wins elections in this country (Time).
Mr. Pyles attributes much of the nice-Nellyism that blighted polite speech and writing during the nineteenth century to Webster's Puritan prudishness (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nice-nel — nice nel·ly·ism; … English syllables
nice-nellyism — nice nel·ly·ism … English syllables
nice-nellyism — nice nel•ly•ism or nice′ Nel′ly•ism [[t]ˈnaɪsˈnɛl iˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) excessive modesty; prudishness 2) a euphemism: timid writing, full of nice nellyisms[/ex] • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
nice-nellyism — /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] * * * … Universalium
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
