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Princeton's WordNet

  1. primly, prissilyadverb

    in a prissy manner

    "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily"

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  1. prissilyadverb

    In a prissy manner; in a manner that is excessively prim or proper.

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  1. prissily

    Prissily is an adverb that describes doing something in an excessively proper, finicky or fussy manner, often characterized by being overly concerned with elegance, cleanliness, or behaving in a prim and precise way. It often carries a connotation of disapproval, suggesting the behavior is unnecessarily or annoyingly proper.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prissily in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prissily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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