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preciosity collapse: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

euphemism collapse: an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

pedantry collapse: an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

holier-than-thou collapse: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

simpering collapse

euphemistic collapse: of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"

self-righteous collapse

pharisaic collapse

pharisaical collapse

mincing collapse

goody goody collapse

overnice collapse

formalistic collapse: concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"

pietistic collapse: of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement"

sanctimonious collapse

canting collapse

goody collapse

sanctified collapse

precisian collapse

Victorian collapse: a person who lived during the reign of Victoria; typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria; of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled; "Victorian morals"

pious collapse: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

pantywaist collapse

prig collapse

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

hypocritical collapse: professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"

old maid collapse: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid'); the loser in a game of old maid

sniveling collapse

puristic collapse

unctuous collapse

overrefined collapse: excessively delicate or refined

mealymouthed collapse: hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician"

mollycoddle collapse: a pampered darling; an effeminate man

weak sister collapse

elegance collapse: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"; a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

old woman collapse: a woman who is old

mid Victorian collapse

insincere collapse: lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

milksop collapse

puritan collapse: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures; a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

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