We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.

[W]e cannot judge with exact nicety whether the hunter or the hunted has the greater dash of toe.

A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness.

[I]f you knew how Selina feels with respect to sleeping at an inn, you would not wonder at Mrs. Churchill’s making incredible exertions to avoid it. Selina says it is quite horror to her—and I believe I have caught a little of her nicety.

Nicety

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