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1. (adj.) prim
formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish.
2. prim
stiffly neat.
3. (v.i.) prim
to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way.
4. (v.t.) prim
to make prim, as in appearance.
5. prim
to draw (one's features) into a prim expression.
Etymology: (1675–85; orig. uncert.)
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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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) PRIM
formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person
2. (noun) PRIM
the privet
3. (verb) PRIM
to deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink
4. (verb) PRIM
to dress or act smartly
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Sense: (of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct
a prim manner; a prim old lady.
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 Afrikaans: sedig |
 Arabic: مُتَزَمِّت في سُلوكِه |
 Bulgarian: морален |
 Brazilian: cerimonioso |
 Czech: upjatý |
 German: steif |
 Danish: snerpet |
 Greek: αυστηρά τυπικός, σεμνότυφ |
 Spanish: formal, remilgado |
 Estonian: peps |
 Farsi: خشک و رسمی |
 Finnish: sovinnainen |
 French: guindé |
 Hebrew: מְעוּדָן |
 Hindi: .तकल्लुक-मिजाज |
 Croatian: ukočen, preozbiljan, iron |
 Hungarian: pedáns |
 Indonesian: terlalu sopan |
 Icelandic: yfirmáta settlegur/stífur |
 Italian: cerimonioso |
 Japanese: 堅苦しい |
 Korean: 깐깐한 |
 Lithuanian: pabrėžtinai oficialus, sa |
 Latvian: pārlieku formāls/oficiāls |
 Malay: sangat tertib |
 Dutch: preuts |
 Norwegian: snerpet, prippen |
 Polish: sztywny |
 Persian: خشک و رسمی |
 Pashto: خشك او رسمى سړۍ |
 Portuguese: cerimonioso |
 Romanian: afectat, scorţos |
 Russian: чопорный |
 Slovak: odmeraný, upätý |
 Slovenian: prisiljen, poškrobljen |
 Serbian: korektan |
 Swedish: prudentlig, strikt |
 Thai: สงบเสงี่ยม |
 Turkish: çok ciddî |
 Taiwanese: 一本正經的，古的 |
 Ukrainian: манірний; формальний |
 Urdu: نفيس، نازک |
 Vietnamese: nghiêm túc |
 Chinese: 一本正经的，古板的 |
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