priggish

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.

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prig′ger·y n.prig′gish adj.prig′gish·ly adv.prig′gish·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

priggish - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, prissy, prudish, puritanical, prim, victorianproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

priggish

adjective self-righteous, smug, stiff, stuffy, prim, puritanical, narrow-minded, pedantic, starchy (informal), self-satisfied, prudish, goody-goody (informal), holier-than-thou He was a priggish, self-righteous little sneak.

priggish

adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.

Translations

自命不凡的自负的

prig

(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