prissifiedadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪsᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈprɪsəˌfaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: priss n., -ified suffix; prissy v., -ified suffix.

Etymology: < priss n. + -ified suffix. In later use probably partly also < prissy v. + -ified suffix. Compare earlier prissy adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

= prissy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper

moy1487

strait-laced1554

mima1586

prim1702

prick-eared1707

prudish1717

priggish1731

primsy1786

trig1793

missish1795

missy1805

pershittie1808

missyish1818

missy-like1831

primmy1857

pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857

antiseptic1891

blue-nosed1893

prissy1894

Nice Nelly1922

prissified1923

prunes and prismy1931

1923 A. Tate Let. in D. J. Singal War Within (1982) 204 So damned prissified with his Oxford culture that he [sc. John Crowe Ransom] won't bat his eye for fear it isn't good manners.

1963 P. M. Hubbard in Mag. of Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Jan. 8/1 He had a slightly prissified voice.

2004 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 May (Fiction section) There's nary a replacement in sight until Mrs. Tobias, glove-wearing, prissified expert on all things genteel, introduces her to Timothy Hollingsworth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prissified
释义	prissifiedadj. Brit. /ˈprɪsᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈprɪsəˌfaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: priss n., -ified suffix; prissy v., -ified suffix. Etymology: < priss n. + -ified suffix. In later use probably partly also < prissy v. + -ified suffix. Compare earlier prissy adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). = prissy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper moy1487 strait-laced1554 mima1586 prim1702 prick-eared1707 prudish1717 priggish1731 primsy1786 trig1793 missish1795 missy1805 pershittie1808 missyish1818 missy-like1831 primmy1857 pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857 antiseptic1891 blue-nosed1893 prissy1894 Nice Nelly1922 prissified1923 prunes and prismy1931 1923 A. Tate Let. in D. J. Singal War Within (1982) 204 So damned prissified with his Oxford culture that he [sc. John Crowe Ransom] won't bat his eye for fear it isn't good manners. 1963 P. M. Hubbard in Mag. of Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Jan. 8/1 He had a slightly prissified voice. 2004 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 May (Fiction section) There's nary a replacement in sight until Mrs. Tobias, glove-wearing, prissified expert on all things genteel, introduces her to Timothy Hollingsworth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1923
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