prissy

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pris·sy

 (prĭs′ē)
adj. pris·si·er, pris·si·est
Excessively or affectedly prim and proper.
[Perhaps blend of pri(m) and (si)ssy.]
pris′si·ly adv.
pris′si·ness n.
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prissy

(ˈprɪsɪ)
adj, -sier or -siest
fussy and prim, esp in a prudish way
[C20: probably from prim + sissy]
ˈprissily adv
ˈprissiness n
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pris•sy

(ˈprɪs i)

adj. -si•er, -si•est.
excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
[1890–95, Amer.; b. prim and sissy]
pris′si•ly, adv.
pris′si•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.prissy - exaggeratedly properprissy - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
2.prissy - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
overnice, squeamish, dainty, nice
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
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prissy

adjective prim, precious, fussy, fastidious, squeamish, prudish, finicky, strait-laced, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy, overnice, prim and proper the prissy and puritanical heroine of the novel
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prissy

adjective
Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:
bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.
Idiom: prim and proper.
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Translations

prissy

[ˈprɪsɪ] ADJ (prissier (compar) (prissiest (superl))) → remilgado
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prissy

[ˈprɪsi] adj → bégueule
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prissy

adj (pej) → zimperlich; dress, hairstyle → brav
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prissy

[ˈprɪsɪ] adj (pej) → per benino
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