prig
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈprig 
: thief
prig
2 of 2noun (2)
1
archaic : fop
2
archaic : fellow, person
3
: one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
priggery
ˈpri-gə-rē
noun priggish
ˈpri-gish
adjective priggishly adverb
priggishness noun
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
prig to steal
Noun (2)
probably from prig entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1567, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1
priggishness
noun
as in primness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- primness
- priggery
- prudery
- puritanism
- prudishness
- moralism
- morality
- old-maidishness
- virtue
- Comstockery
- nice-nellyism
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lechery
- prurience
- libertinism
- libertarianism
- libertinage
- pruriency