priggery


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.