Prim - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪm|
Brit.
|prɪm|
verb
- assume a prim appearance
They mince and prim
- contract one's lipsShe primmed her lips after every bite of food
- dress primlyadjective
- affectedly dainty or refined (syn: mincing, niminy-piminy)
- exaggeratedly proper (syn: priggish, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, strait-laced, victorian)
- exaggeratedly proper (syn: priggish, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, strait-laced, victorian)
Extra examples
He has prim views on religion.
Her aunts were very prim and proper.
She looked prim and nervous in her best hat and coat.
They mince and prim
She primmed her lips after every bite of food
She is a very prim and proper young lady.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: primmer
superlative: primmest
comparative: primmer
superlative: primmest
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