OVERNICE
\ˌə͡ʊvənˈa͡ɪs], \ˌəʊvənˈaɪs], \ˌəʊ_v_ə_n_ˈaɪ_s]\
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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
By Princeton University
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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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[=o]-v[.e]r-n[=i]s', adj. fastidious.--adv. OVERNICE'LY.
By Thomas Davidson
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