princessyadj.
/ˈprɪnsᵻsi/, /prɪnˈsɛsi/, U.S. /ˈprɪnsᵻsi/, /prɪnˈsɛsi/; see also princess n. and adj. Characteristic of or resembling a princess; suitable for a princess.
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1915 Chicago Tribune 26 July 18/1 She achieves at the same time a manner very girlish and very princessy, a characterization distinctively agreeable.
1929 Los Angeles Times 29 Sept. iii. 15/1 Kay at last has a chance at wearing long, princessy gowns.
1996 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Jan. Fergie lacks the blandness of a talk show hostess. You simply cannot have the hostess throwing princessy tantrums in the middle of a show.
2004 M. Cabot Teen Idol 90 My mom, being an interior decorator and all, had gotten me the most princessy bed available in southern Indiana, and now I was fully stuck with it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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