Meaning

3 senses

  1. (archaic, intransitive)To make one's expression prim.

    assume a prim appearance

  2. (archaic, transitive)To give a prim or demure expression to (one's face, mouth, or (rare) lips).

  3. (archaic, transitive)To dress (one) up affectedly or demurely.

    dress primly

Examples

3 sentences

  1. That president's secretary is always prim.

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  2. She was a rather prim and proper young lady.

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  3. Dora's sitting up on the seat as prim as you please. She always looks as if she'd just been starched and ironed.

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Origin

Of uncertain origin.

Of uncertain origin.

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Forms

prims, primming, primmed, primmed
Base formprim · to prim
3rd person singularprims
Present participleprimming
Past simpleprimmed
Past participleprimmed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprim
he, she, itprims

Past simpleLesson

all personsprimmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave primmed
he, she, ithas primmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prim

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
priestesspriesthoodpriestlyprimalprimarilyB1
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