Affectedly+nice
31mincing — mincingly, adv. /min sing/, adj. (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant. [1520 30; MINCE + ING2] * * * …
32precious — preciously, adv. preciousness, n. /presh euhs/, adj. 1. of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 2. highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 3. dear; beloved: a precious… …
33rose-water — /rohz waw teuhr, wot euhr/, adj. 1. having the aroma or fragrance of rose water. 2. affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental: a Victorian novelist with a genteel, rose water style. [1655 65] * * * …
34affectation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Artificiality of manner Nouns 1. (affected quality) affectation, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity, histrionics, ostentation; charlatanism, quackery (See deception); pretense, gloss, veneer,… …
35prudish — a. Coy, demure, reserved, over modest, affectedly modest or nice, very formal, precise …
36sentimental — sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, mushy, slushy are comparable when they mean unduly or affectedly emotional. Sentimental usually suggests emotion that does not arise from genuine or natural feeling but is evoked by an external… …
37precious — /ˈprɛʃəs / (say preshuhs) adjective 1. of great price or value; valuable; costly: precious metals. 2. of great moral or spiritual worth. 3. dear or beloved. 4. egregious; arrant, or gross. 5. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice.… …
38rosewater — /ˈroʊzwɔtə/ (say rohzwawtuh) noun 1. distilled water tinctured with the essential oil of roses. –adjective 2. having the scent of rosewater. 3. affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental …
39rose-water — /rohz waw teuhr, wot euhr/, adj. 1. having the aroma or fragrance of rose water. 2. affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental: a Victorian novelist with a genteel, rose water style. [1655 65] …
40folk´si|ness — folk|sy «FOHK see», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. sociable; friendly; affable: »the column s blend of folksy humor and sage observation (Newsweek) …
