prim
- (s) affectedly dainty or refined dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee,
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(s) exaggeratedly proper
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Verbs
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(v) assume a prim appearance
- They mince and prim
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(v) contract one's lips
- She primmed her lips after every bite of food
- (v) dress primly prim out, prim up,
Synonyms
dainty mincing niminy-piminy twee priggish prissy prudish square-toed straightlaced straight-laced straitlaced strait-laced tight-laced puritanical victorian prim out prim upWords of close approximity
Prima
prima ballerina
primacy
prima donna
primaeval
prima facie
primal
primality
primaquine
primarily
primary
primary amenorrhea
primary atypical pneumonia
primary care
primary care physician
primary care provider
primary cell
primary censorship
primary coil
primary color
primary color for light
primary color for pigments
primary colour
primary colour for light
primary colour for pigments
primary dentition
primary dysmenorrhea
primary election
primary feather
primary health care
primary quill
primary school
primary sex character
primary sex characteristic
primary sexual characteristic
primary solid solution
primary subtractive color for light
primary subtractive colour for light
primary syphilis
primary tooth
primary winding
primate
Primates
primateship
primatology
Primaxin
prime
primed
prime factor
prime interest rate
prime meridian
prime minister
prime mover
prime number
prime of life
prime quantity
primer
primer coat
prime time
primeval
primidone
primigravida
priming
priming coat
primipara
primiparous
primitive
primitive art
primitively
primitiveness
primitive person
primitivism
primly
primness
primo
primogenitor
primogeniture
primordial
primordial dwarf
primordium
prim out
primp
primping
primrose
primrose family
primrose jasmine
primrose path
primula
Primula auricula
Primulaceae
Primula elatior
Primulales
Primula polyantha
Primula sinensis
Primula veris
Primula vulgaris
primum mobile
prim up
Primus
Primus stove