prissy

pris·sy

P0568200 (prĭs′ē)adj. pris·si·er, pris·si·est Excessively or affectedly prim and proper.

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[Perhaps blend of pri(m) and (si)ssy.]

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pris′si·ly adv.pris′si·ness n.

prissy

(ˈprɪsɪ) adj, -sier or -siestfussy and prim, esp in a prudish way[C20: probably from prim + sissy] ˈprissily adv ˈprissiness n

pris•sy

(ˈprɪs i)

adj. -si•er, -si•est. excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim. [1890–95, Amer.; b. prim and sissy] pris′si•ly, adv. pris′si•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prissy - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, primproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	2.	prissy - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"overnice, squeamish, dainty, nicefastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

prissy

adjective prim, precious, fussy, fastidious, squeamish, prudish, finicky, strait-laced, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy, overnice, prim and proper the prissy and puritanical heroine of the novel

prissy

adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.

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