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View synonyms for overnice

overnice

/ ˌəʊvəˈnaɪs /

adjective

  1. too fastidious, precise, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Not an overnice job," he told himself, "but then it's part of farming work.

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Overnice.—One can even become overnice as regards the clearness of concepts.

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Oh, these men overnice, Who are shocked if a colour not virtuous is frankly put on by a vice.”

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What was she trying to say with her dark hints and overnice scruples of a Puritan conscience?

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Don't be overnice in your exactions; if she is even a fairly good cook, waitress, and laundress, you are indeed blessed among women.

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