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单词 primmy
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primmyadj.

Brit. /ˈprɪmi/, U.S. /ˈprɪmi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prim adj., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < prim adj. + -y suffix1.
Now rare.
That has a tendency towards primness; rather prim.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper
moy1487
strait-laced1554
mima1586
prim1702
prick-eared1707
prudish1717
priggish1731
primsy1786
trig1793
missish1795
missy1805
pershittie1808
missyish1818
missy-like1831
primmy1857
pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857
antiseptic1891
blue-nosed1893
prissy1894
Nice Nelly1922
prissified1923
prunes and prismy1931
1857 National Mag. 21 Oct. 389/1 They..danced threesome reels in the hall, to the great scandal of the primmy old serving-man and serving-woman.
1879 C. M. Yonge Magnum Bonum II. xxv. 498 [She] has broken out of all her primmy governessy crust.
1892 Cent. Mag. Oct. 824/2 You have so many doubts and primmy notions. Once you were not afraid to be childish.
1999 Re: FAQ 5.7: How can I use Filehandle Indirectly? in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 13 July It's a ratherish shambolic stunt that thusly leaves the vurry, vurry nicey reader in search of..something a tad more primmy and prestigey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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