- Overnice
- Overnice O"ver*nice", a. Excessively nice; fastidious. --Bp. Hall. -- {O"ver*nice"ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*nice"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Overnice
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overnice — [ō΄vər nīs′] adj. too nice; too fastidious, precise, etc … English World dictionary
overnice — adj.; overnicely, adv.; overniceness, n. * * * … Universalium
overnice — adjective excessively nice … Wiktionary
overnice — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Gongoristic, Marinistic, affected, artificial, chichi, elaborate, elaborated, elegant, euphemistic, euphuistic, exquisite, formalistic, goody good good, goody goody, hairsplitting, hypercritical,… … Moby Thesaurus
overnice — adj. too pleasant; excessively fastidious … English contemporary dictionary
overnice — adjective dated excessively fussy or fastidious … English new terms dictionary
overnice — over·nice … English syllables
overnice — o•ver•nice [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪs[/t]] adj. cvb excessively nice • Etymology: 1310–20 o ver•nice′ly, adv. o ver•nice′ness, n … From formal English to slang
overnice — /oʊvəˈnaɪs/ (say ohvuh nuys) adjective too nice or fastidious …
overnice — adjective excessively fastidious and easily disgusted too nice about his food to take to camp cooking so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow • Syn: ↑dainty, ↑nice, ↑prissy, ↑squeamish • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
