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prig
prig P0555600 (prĭg)n.1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.2. Archaic a. A petty thief or pickpocket.b. A conceited dandy; a fop.tr.v. prigged, prig·ging, prigs Chiefly British To steal or pilfer. [Origin unknown.] prig′ger·y n.prig′gish adj.prig′gish·ly adv.prig′gish·ness n.prig (prɪɡ) na person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded[C18: of unknown origin] ˈpriggery, ˈpriggishness n ˈpriggish adj ˈpriggishly adv ˈpriggism n
prig (prɪɡ) vb, prigs, prigging or prigged another word for stealn another word for thief[C16: of unknown origin]prig (prɪg) n. a person self-righteously concerned with the observance of proprieties. [1560–70; formerly, coxcomb] prig′gish, adj. prig′gish•ly, adv. prig′gish•ness, n. prig′ger•y, n. prig Past participle: prigged Gerund: prigging
Present |
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I prig | you prig | he/she/it prigs | we prig | you prig | they prig |
Preterite |
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I prigged | you prigged | he/she/it prigged | we prigged | you prigged | they prigged |
Present Continuous |
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I am prigging | you are prigging | he/she/it is prigging | we are prigging | you are prigging | they are prigging |
Present Perfect |
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I have prigged | you have prigged | he/she/it has prigged | we have prigged | you have prigged | they have prigged |
Past Continuous |
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I was prigging | you were prigging | he/she/it was prigging | we were prigging | you were prigging | they were prigging |
Past Perfect |
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I had prigged | you had prigged | he/she/it had prigged | we had prigged | you had prigged | they had prigged |
Future |
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I will prig | you will prig | he/she/it will prig | we will prig | you will prig | they will prig |
Future Perfect |
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I will have prigged | you will have prigged | he/she/it will have prigged | we will have prigged | you will have prigged | they will have prigged |
Future Continuous |
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I will be prigging | you will be prigging | he/she/it will be prigging | we will be prigging | you will be prigging | they will be prigging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been prigging | you have been prigging | he/she/it has been prigging | we have been prigging | you have been prigging | they have been prigging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been prigging | you will have been prigging | he/she/it will have been prigging | we will have been prigging | you will have been prigging | they will have been prigging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been prigging | you had been prigging | he/she/it had been prigging | we had been prigging | you had been prigging | they had been prigging |
Conditional |
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I would prig | you would prig | he/she/it would prig | we would prig | you would prig | they would prig |
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I would have prigged | you would have prigged | he/she/it would have prigged | we would have prigged | you would have prigged | they would have prigged | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | prig - a person regarded as arrogant and annoyingsnob, snoot, snotdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
prignoun goody-goody (informal), puritan, prude, pedant, old maid (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), Holy Joe (informal), Holy Willie (informal) She was heartily disliked by everyone as a prig and a bore.Translationsprig (prig) noun a person who is too satisfied with his/her own behaviour, beliefs etc. 自命不凡的人 自命不凡的人ˈpriggish adjective 自命不凡的,自負的 自命不凡的,自负的 ˈpriggishly adverb 自命不凡地 自命不凡地ˈpriggishness noun 自命不凡 自命不凡
prig
Synonyms for prignoun goody-goodySynonyms- goody-goody
- puritan
- prude
- pedant
- old maid
- stuffed shirt
- Holy Joe
- Holy Willie
Synonyms for prignoun a person regarded as arrogant and annoyingSynonymsRelated Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
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