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prig·gish
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Princeton's WordNet
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
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priggishadjective
Like a prig.
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priggish
A prig () is a person who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety—especially where the prig has the ability to show superior knowledge to those who do not know the protocol in question. They see little need to consider the feelings or intentions of others, relying instead on established order and rigid rules to resolve all questions. The prig approaches social interactions with a strong sense of self-righteousness.
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priggish
Priggish generally refers to a person who is self-righteously moralistic and superior, especially when it comes to matters of education or culture. A priggish person is often overly concerned with decorum and propriety, exhibiting an annoying and exaggerated sense of correctness or propriety.
Webster Dictionary
Priggishadjective
like a prig; conceited; pragmatical
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of priggish in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of priggish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of priggish in a Sentence
Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument.
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