A person who is offensively punctilious and precise in speech or behaviour; a person who cultivates or affects supposedly correct views on…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected propriety > person (11) prig1677 A person who is offensively punctilious and precise in speech or behaviour; a person who cultivates or affects supposedly correct views on… prigster1688 An excessively precise or particular person; (also more generally) an objectionable person. Cf. prig, n.3 4. prim1699 An excessively formal or precise person; a prig. bluenose1903 In extended use. Any excessively moralistic person; one who is priggish or puritanical, a prude. Cf. earlier blue-nosed, adj. 2. Originally and… Nice Nelly1922 A person who is excessively concerned with maintaining an appearance of propriety or respectability; a prudish or fastidious person. Cf. nelly, n.2 1. priss1923 A prissy person. prissy1927 A prissy person; = priss, n. Also with the and plural agreement: prissy people collectively. Subcategories:— woman (3) — man (1) |
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