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
priggishly
adverb
as in properly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- properly
- prudishly
- primly
- decently
- morally
- virtuously
- purely
- righteously
- modestly
- innocently
- chastely
- decorously
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wickedly
- sinfully
- impurely
- evilly
- obscenely
- immorally
- indecently
- lewdly
- lasciviously
- lustfully
- vulgarly