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Verb
S:
(v)
prim
(assume a prim appearance)
"They mince and prim"
S:
(v)
prim
(contract one's lips)
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
S:
(v)
prim
,
prim up
,
prim out
(dress primly)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
mincing
,
niminy-piminy
,
prim
,
twee
(affectedly dainty or refined)
S:
(adj)
priggish
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prim
,
prissy
,
prudish
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puritanical
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square-toed
,
straitlaced
,
strait-laced
,
straightlaced
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straight-laced
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tight-laced
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victorian
(exaggeratedly proper)
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"