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Meanings of overnice in English

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.

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Examples for "nice"
Examples for "nice"
1
I don't mean 'nice' the way she means 'nice,' either; don't worry.
Revolutionary Road
2
Conditions should be similar to yesterday and it's really nice, good ground.
The Guardian
3
Anyhow, the New Russians were soon given a nice present by Yeltsin.
The Guardian
4
Claudio was nice, available, honest, and did the work right on time.
Wired
5
It has been really nice the kind words that come my way.
News.com.au
1
Sweet and dainty were the damsels, alike in raiment and in face.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
2
And a jade platter of dainty food calls for a million coins.
Throne of Jade
3
It ripples in dainty dance, or tumbles down in cascades of joy.
Spirit and Music
4
In the open doorway she shone, looking the smallest of dainty things.
The Research Magnificent
5
He swung the dainty mite up in his arms and kissed her.
The Jungle Girl
1
Listen, none of us is 'zactly squeamish -know what I mean?
Anno Dracula
2
The intimate footage has both shocked and fascinated the squeamish American public.
The Irish Times
3
Hence, even the most squeamish should be able to enjoy the game.
The South African
4
If you're squeamish, we could just avoid the room with the body.
Shadow's son
5
She wasn't particularly squeamish, but wasn't interested in watching a dissection, either.
Star trek: terok nor: dawn of the eagles
1
I heard paper rustle, then Dew continued in his prissy, high voice.
Bones of the Lost
2
So thanks for your prissy little reminder but I already paid, right?
The Irish Times
3
When he spoke, he sounded truly prissy, enunciating vowels for utmost effect.
Mysterious Skin
4
The approach is latter-day Jane Austen, but prissy and without the style.
The Irish Times
5
A prissy looking listing agent was waiting, tapping his watch in admonition.
Secret of the seventh son
Usage of overnice in English
1
Like everything else in the marquis's domain, the Dedicates' Keep was overnice.
The Lair of Bones
2
What was she trying to say with her dark hints and overnice scruples of a Puritan conscience?
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
3
We are not overnice, Nicolo.
To Have and to Hold
4
Don't be overnice in your exactions; if she is even a fairly good cook, waitress, and laundress, you are indeed blessed among women.
The Complete Home
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Overnice through the time