prinkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪŋki/, U.S.

/ˈprɪŋki/

Forms: see prink v.² and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prink v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < prink v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier prink n.², and also earlier pranky adj.

Prinked up, decked out; spruce-looking; precise; (hence) prissy or showy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective]

well-kempt1327

quainted1484

primped1625

prinky1827

manicured1884

cosmeticked1890

tarted1938

flossied up1943

1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce I. iii An ill-less, gude-less, prinkie kind o' prelatic boddie.

1834 New Monthly Mag. 42 442 Nothing can be more at variance than the aristocratic-looking houses half buried in gloom..in May Fair, and those prinky green and white dwellings, where city folks enjoy themselves.

1895 Chicago Advance 18 Apr. 1025/3 The idea may suggest itself that prinky, medieval, despised China has been making a resistance which amounts to something.

1929 H. Marwick Orkney Norn 134/2 Prinky, conceited, ostentatious, wishing to show off.

1994 Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. (Review section) 19 The prinky presentation of the book serves further to disguise the fact that there is worthwhile writing here.

2002 N.Y. Mag. 17 June 16/3 He was refinishing furniture for old people's houses with a friend of mine. It was prinky and decorative stuff, not the work of a macho murderer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prinky
释义	prinkyadj. Brit. /ˈprɪŋki/, U.S. /ˈprɪŋki/ Forms: see prink v.² and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prink v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < prink v.² + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier prink n.², and also earlier pranky adj. Prinked up, decked out; spruce-looking; precise; (hence) prissy or showy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] well-kempt1327 quainted1484 primped1625 prinky1827 manicured1884 cosmeticked1890 tarted1938 flossied up1943 1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce I. iii An ill-less, gude-less, prinkie kind o' prelatic boddie. 1834 New Monthly Mag. 42 442 Nothing can be more at variance than the aristocratic-looking houses half buried in gloom..in May Fair, and those prinky green and white dwellings, where city folks enjoy themselves. 1895 Chicago Advance 18 Apr. 1025/3 The idea may suggest itself that prinky, medieval, despised China has been making a resistance which amounts to something. 1929 H. Marwick Orkney Norn 134/2 Prinky, conceited, ostentatious, wishing to show off. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. (Review section) 19 The prinky presentation of the book serves further to disguise the fact that there is worthwhile writing here. 2002 N.Y. Mag. 17 June 16/3 He was refinishing furniture for old people's houses with a friend of mine. It was prinky and decorative stuff, not the work of a macho murderer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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