primsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪmzi/, U.S.

/ˈprɪmzi/, Scottish English

/ˈprɪmzɪ/

Forms: 1700s–1800s primsie, 1800s princy, 1800s– primsy, 1900s– premsie.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prim adj., -sy suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < prim adj. + -sy suffix².A form primpsie is also occasionally attested, apparently showing a parallel formation < primp adj. + -sy suffix².

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

Prim, demure, formal; precise.

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

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective] > characterized by precision

rightOE

curious1526

critical1617

scrupulous1638

primsy1786

focused1892

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 Poor Willie, wi' his bow-kail runt, Was brunt wi' primsie Mallie.

1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 38 A primsie damsel maks a daidlin' dame.

1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah intil Scottis iii. 16 Primsy an' a' as they gang, an' jinglin wi' bells at their feet.

1929 in W. H. Hamilton Holyrood 25 Bess is a thowless shilpit quean, Mary is mim an' primsy.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Oct. 20 We [women] are wimps, and we worry about..primsy considerations of ‘taste’.

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

单词	primsy
释义	primsyadj. Brit. /ˈprɪmzi/, U.S. /ˈprɪmzi/, Scottish English /ˈprɪmzɪ/ Forms: 1700s–1800s primsie, 1800s princy, 1800s– primsy, 1900s– premsie. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prim adj., -sy suffix². Etymology: Apparently < prim adj. + -sy suffix².A form primpsie is also occasionally attested, apparently showing a parallel formation < primp adj. + -sy suffix². Originally and chiefly Scottish. Prim, demure, formal; precise. 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 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective] > characterized by precision rightOE curious1526 critical1617 scrupulous1638 primsy1786 focused1892 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 156 Poor Willie, wi' his bow-kail runt, Was brunt wi' primsie Mallie. 1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 38 A primsie damsel maks a daidlin' dame. 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah intil Scottis iii. 16 Primsy an' a' as they gang, an' jinglin wi' bells at their feet. 1929 in W. H. Hamilton Holyrood 25 Bess is a thowless shilpit quean, Mary is mim an' primsy. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Oct. 20 We [women] are wimps, and we worry about..primsy considerations of ‘taste’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1786
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