prim
Prudish; straight-lacedPrudish; straight-laced.
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» That president's secretary is always prim.
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Examples
3 sentencesThat president's secretary is always prim.
She was a rather prim and proper young lady.
Dora's sitting up on the seat as prim as you please. She always looks as if she'd just been starched and ironed.
Meaning
3 senses(broadly)Prudish; straight-laced.
prüde, ordentlich
чо́порныйčópornyj
соромли́вийsoromlývyj
Of things: Neat; trim.
prim regularity
Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
- affectedly dainty or refined
- exaggeratedly proper
Origin
Of uncertain origin.Of uncertain origin.
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Forms
primmer, primmestSynonyms
12 synonyms- affectedly dainty or refined:mincingniminy-piminy
- exaggeratedly proper:priggishprissyprudishpuritanicalstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-laced
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.