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prim
prim 1 P0555900 (prĭm)adj. prim·mer, prim·mest 1. a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.b. Strait-laced; prudish.2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.v. primmed, prim·ming, prims v.tr.1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.v.intr. To assume a prim expression.
[Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see prime.]
prim′ly adv.prim′ness n.
prim 2 P0555900 (prĭm)n. A privet.
[Short for obsolete primprint, of unknown origin.]prim (prɪm) adj, primmer or primmestaffectedly proper, precise, or formalvb, prims, primming or primmed1. (tr) to make prim2. to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so pursed[C18: of unknown origin] ˈprimly adv ˈprimness nprim (prɪm)
adj. prim•mer, prim•mest, adj. 1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish. 2. stiffly neat. v.i. 3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. v.t. 4. to make prim, as in appearance. 5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression. [1675–85; orig. uncertain] prim′ly, adv. prim′ness, n. prim. 1. primary. 2. primitive. prim
Past participle: primmed
Gerund: primming
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| I prim | | you prim | | he/she/it prims | | we prim | | you prim | | they prim |
| Preterite |
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| I primmed | | you primmed | | he/she/it primmed | | we primmed | | you primmed | | they primmed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am primming | | you are primming | | he/she/it is primming | | we are primming | | you are primming | | they are primming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have primmed | | you have primmed | | he/she/it has primmed | | we have primmed | | you have primmed | | they have primmed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was primming | | you were primming | | he/she/it was primming | | we were primming | | you were primming | | they were primming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had primmed | | you had primmed | | he/she/it had primmed | | we had primmed | | you had primmed | | they had primmed |
| Future |
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| I will prim | | you will prim | | he/she/it will prim | | we will prim | | you will prim | | they will prim |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have primmed | | you will have primmed | | he/she/it will have primmed | | we will have primmed | | you will have primmed | | they will have primmed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be primming | | you will be primming | | he/she/it will be primming | | we will be primming | | you will be primming | | they will be primming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been primming | | you have been primming | | he/she/it has been primming | | we have been primming | | you have been primming | | they have been primming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been primming | | you will have been primming | | he/she/it will have been primming | | we will have been primming | | you will have been primming | | they will have been primming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been primming | | you had been primming | | he/she/it had been primming | | we had been primming | | you had been primming | | they had been primming |
| Conditional |
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| I would prim | | you would prim | | he/she/it would prim | | we would prim | | you would prim | | they would prim |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have primmed | | you would have primmed | | he/she/it would have primmed | | we would have primmed | | you would have primmed | | they would have primmed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | | 2. | prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | | 3. | prim - dress primlyprim out, prim upapparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" | | Adj. | 1. |  prim - affectedly dainty or refined dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, tweerefined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" | | 2. |  prim - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanicalproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
primadjective prudish, particular, formal, proper, precise, stiff, fussy, fastidious, puritanical, demure, starchy (informal), prissy (informal), strait-laced, priggish, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
liberal, relaxed, casual, informal, laid-back, easy-going, carefreeprimadjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.Translationsprim (prim) adjective (of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct. a prim manner; a prim old lady. 一本正經的，古的 一本正经的，古板的 ˈprimly adverb 一本正經地，拘謹地 一本正经地，拘谨地 ˈprimness noun 一本正經 一本正经
IdiomsSeeprim and properPRIM
| Acronym | Definition |
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| PRIM➣Primary | | PRIM➣Private Methods | | PRIM➣Primarius (German) | | PRIM➣Pension Reserves Investment Management | | PRIM➣Pre-Referral Intervention Manual (Hawthorne Educational) | | PRIM➣Plateforme Regionale d'Information sur les Métiers (French) | | PRIM➣Personal-Reference Information Manager (software) | | PRIM➣Partido Regionalista Independiente Madrileño |
prim
Related to prim: prim and properSynonyms for primadj prudishSynonyms- prudish
- particular
- formal
- proper
- precise
- stiff
- fussy
- fastidious
- puritanical
- demure
- starchy
- prissy
- strait-laced
- priggish
- anal retentive
- schoolmarmish
- old-maidish
- niminy-piminy
Antonyms- liberal
- relaxed
- casual
- informal
- laid-back
- easy-going
- carefree
Synonyms for primadj marked by excessive concern for propriety and good formSynonyms- bluenosed
- genteel
- old-maidish
- precise
- priggish
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
- puritanical
- strait-laced
- stuffy
- Victorian
Synonyms for primverb assume a prim appearanceRelated Wordsverb contract one's lipsRelated Words- constrict
- compress
- contract
- compact
- press
- squeeze
verb dress primlySynonymsRelated Words- apparel
- clothe
- enclothe
- garb
- garment
- raiment
- tog
- habilitate
- fit out
- dress
adj affectedly dainty or refinedSynonyms- dainty
- mincing
- niminy-piminy
- twee
Related Wordsadj exaggeratedly properSynonyms- priggish
- prissy
- prudish
- square-toed
- straightlaced
- straight-laced
- straitlaced
- strait-laced
- tight-laced
- victorian
- puritanical
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