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[ pris-ee ] / ˈprɪs i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prissy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, pris·si·er, pris·si·est.excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim. Origin of prissy1890–95, Americanism; blend of prim1 and sissy OTHER WORDS FROM prissypris·si·ly, adverbpris·si·ness, nounWords nearby prissyprison pallor, prison psychosis, prison rustic work, priss, Prissie, prissy, Priština, pristine, Pritchett, prithee, Prithivi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prissyIn the first draft of the script she was written more, in my opinion, prissy. Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More|Andrew Romano|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Will someone please buy Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood a few bandaids for their prissy little hurt feelings? Egypt's 'Apes and Pigs' Morsi Can't Handle Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian Jon Stewart|Justin Green|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST You can easily see Amanda taking revenge on "prissy" Meredith. The New Face of Evil|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST The woman was, as Prissy had assured Abram, “tickled to pieces.” The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart
But I did tell the Scouts about Prissy's thinking we weren't interested in learning things. The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk Her father pushed back his chair in great astonishment and looked at Prissy. The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith|S. R. Crockett Leslie followed over the threshold, and Prissy ran by like a squirrel, and perched herself on a stool just under the bird-cage. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney To be sure, Prissy Hoskins's delaines and calicoes didn't need to be contrived after Demorest's fashion-plates. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for prissy
adjective -sier or -siestfussy and prim, esp in a prudish way Derived forms of prissyprissily, adverbprissiness, nounWord Origin for prissyC20: probably from prim + sissy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prissysqueamish, prudish, fastidious, finicky, genteel, goody-goody, persnickety, picky, precious, prim, puritanical, sissy, strait-laced, stuffy, epicene, sissified, overnice, stickling |