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1. (adj) dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
affectedly dainty or refined

2. (verb) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

3. (verb) prim
assume a prim appearance
"They mince and prim"

4. (verb) prim
contract one's lips
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

5. (verb) prim, prim up, prim out
dress primly

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