prim¹ /prim/

1. Rigidly punctilious and precise
2. Stiffly formal
3. Over-demure
4. Prudishly disapproving

1. To deck or dress with great nicety
2. To set (the face) or purse (the lips, mouth) in a prim expression
3. To neaten

1. To look prim
2. To prim the mouth

primˈly adverb

primˈness noun

• school boards
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