About The Word Prim
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Prim
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What's The Definition Of Prim?
[adj] exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
[adj] affectedly dainty or refined [v] dress primly [v] contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" [v] assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" Synonyms | Synonyms for Prim: dainty | mincing | niminy-piminy | priggish | prim out | prim up | prissy | proper | prudish | puritanical | refined | square-toed | straightlaced | straitlaced | tight-laced | twee | victorian Related Terms | Find terms related to Prim: See Also | apparel | change | clothe | compact | compress | constrict | contract | dress | enclothe | fit out | garb | garment | habilitate | press | raiment | squeeze | tog Prim In Webster's Dictionary \Prim\, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot)
The privet.
\Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.] Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. --Swift. \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. \Prim\, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.] |
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