prig
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈprig 
: thief
prig
2 of 2noun (2)
1
archaic : fop
2
archaic : fellow, person
3
: one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
priggery
ˈpri-gə-rē
noun priggish
ˈpri-gish
adjective priggishly adverb
priggishness noun
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
prig to steal
Noun (2)
probably from prig entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1567, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1
priggery
noun
as in priggishness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- priggishness
- old-maidishness
- primness
- Comstockery
- morality
- nice-nellyism
- moralism
- virtue
- puritanism
- prudery
- prudishness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lechery
- pruriency
- prurience
- libertarianism
- libertinism
- libertinage
- pre-approvals
- pre-approve
- pre-approved
- pre-approving
- pre-arrange
- pre-arranged
- pre-arrangement
- pre-arrangements
- pre-arranging
- pre-assembled
- pre-assemblies
- pre-assembly
- pre-assign
- pre-assigned
- pre-assigning
- pre-au
- pre-authorization
- pre-authorize
- pre-bake
- pre-baked
- pre-baking
- pre-battle
- pre-biblical
- pre-book
- pre-booked