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nicety

[nahy-si-tee] / ˈnaɪ sɪ ti /


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Involving the people’s representatives in the decision is more than a constitutional nicety; it’s a key ingredient of success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

“I’ll be home within the hour,” I told my husband, determined to keep the meeting quick and cordial, a professional nicety.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

The cartridge cases aren’t the only nicety, though.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2022

For he is very wise, and weighs all things to a nicety in the scales of his malice.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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