prim

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prim Definition

• (s) affectedly dainty or refined
• (s) exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts"
• (v) assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
• (v) contract one''s lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
• (v) dress primly

prim Synonyms

• dainty
• mincing
• niminy-piminy
• priggish
• prim
• prim out
• prim up
• prissy
• prudish
• puritanical
• square-toed
• straight-laced
• straightlaced
• strait-laced
• straitlaced
• tight-laced
• twee
• victorian