Definitions for prissy
ˈprɪs ipris·sy

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1. 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"

2. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamishadjective

   excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

   "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prissynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.

2. prissyadjective

   excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy

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1. prissy

   Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from priscus. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as Priscilla or Prisca, a female leader in early Christianity.The name also appears along with Maximilla, as female leaders in the Montanist controversy of the 2nd century AD. The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene (1596), and was adopted as an English name by the Puritans in the 17th century.

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1. prissy

   Prissy refers to someone, usually a woman or a girl, who is overly proper, delicate, or easily disgusted. This person often cares deeply about manners, appearance, and etiquette, to the point of being excessively concerned or fussy. Such a person may also be perceived as being narrow-minded or difficult to please.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prissy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prissy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prissy in a Sentence

1. William Schaffner:

   I thought they were getting very prissy and trying to slice the salami very fine, you can be vertical and feel 100 % or virtually 100 % and going about your daily business and unaware that you're infected and perfectly capable transmitting the virus.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prissy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prissy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prissy
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