nicety
noun
a delicate or fine point; punctilio.
overnicety
-
a word derived from
nicety.
Example Sentences
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But as has already been said, any degree of overnicety, of pedantic elegance, of stilted correctness, is especially irritating to a sensitive ear.
From Public Speaking by Irvah Lester Winter
