Niecely
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a niece.
"He's not forbidden to go for walks alone for fear of his meeting me; he's not forced to listen to a course of daily lectures on the advisability of "niecely" obedience, and the injurious consequences of reading what Aunt Amelia calls melodramatic rubbish."
Example
More examples"He's not forbidden to go for walks alone for fear of his meeting me; he's not forced to listen to a course of daily lectures on the advisability of "niecely" obedience, and the injurious consequences of reading what Aunt Amelia calls melodramatic rubbish."
Etymology
From niece + -ly.
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