adj
nyc
nys
adj
1
An old-fashioned or dialectal spelling of "nice."
"The letter described the weather as "right nyc" for a picnic."
How to Use Nyc
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn archaic spelling of "nice" — not to be confused with the abbreviation for New York City.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
nycer comparative, nycest superlative
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Etymology
A respelling of "nice," where the letter "y" stands in for a long "i" sound, as in older English spelling conventions.