Overnice (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He was overnice about his clothes, refusing to wear anything that wasn't spotlessly clean and ironed.
- Her overnice nature made it difficult for her to enjoy the rough and tumble activities at summer camp.
- After being spoiled by his wealthy upbringing, he became overnice and refused to eat at any restaurant that didn't have a five-star rating.
- She was so overnice about germs that she carried hand sanitizer with her everywhere she went and used it obsessively.
- His overnice tendencies made him a poor fit for the messy and chaotic environment of a newsroom.