英语词汇“priggish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

priggish

/ˈprɪɡɪʃ

adjective

Self-righteously moralistic and superior: a priggish little pedant she was priggish about sex...

Fortunately, the message couched within the narrative is neither excessively moralistic nor priggish.
A pretty good defence mechanism is to be open - but also, I think, without being too priggish and sanctimonious, it's a kind of responsibility if you're in public life.
The movie is splendidly arrayed visually, but transforms her prim, priggish character and makes her lusty, strong-willed and far too politically progressive for her era.

Synonyms

self-righteous, holier-than-thou, smug, sanctimonious, moralistic, sententious, prudish, puritanical, prim, strait-laced, tight-laced, stuffy, starchy, prissy, Victorian, schoolmarmish, schoolmistressy, old-maidish, narrow, narrow-minded, censorious, Pecksniffian, Pharisaic, hypocritical

informal goody-goody

rare Grundyish

Derivatives

priggishly

/ˈprɪɡɪʃ(ə)li/ adverb ...

My partner had wanted souvenirs, but somewhat priggishly, I had stopped her.
"There's nothing wrong with having a few principles", he insists, priggishly.
And I used to have my little priggish laugh at the woman who counted her chickens before they were hatched and so forth, and I was convinced that honesty was the best policy, also a little priggishly.

priggishness

/ˈprɪɡɪʃnəs

/ noun ...

I have even noticed myself becoming cleverer, and now, at the age of nearly 60, I have almost thrown off adolescent habits of moral certainty and political priggishness.
Although faced with accusations of priggishness and prudery, the council remains unrepentant, arguing that it is taking a principled stand.
The other major female character in the cast, Hester Worsley, a visiting American, was nearly made believable by Rachel Stirling, although the stereotyped priggishness of the role ultimately overcame her.

单词	priggish
释义	priggish /ˈprɪɡɪʃ / adjective Self-righteously moralistic and superior: a priggish little pedant she was priggish about sex... Fortunately, the message couched within the narrative is neither excessively moralistic nor priggish. A pretty good defence mechanism is to be open - but also, I think, without being too priggish and sanctimonious, it's a kind of responsibility if you're in public life. The movie is splendidly arrayed visually, but transforms her prim, priggish character and makes her lusty, strong-willed and far too politically progressive for her era. Synonyms self-righteous, holier-than-thou, smug, sanctimonious, moralistic, sententious, prudish, puritanical, prim, strait-laced, tight-laced, stuffy, starchy, prissy, Victorian, schoolmarmish, schoolmistressy, old-maidish, narrow, narrow-minded, censorious, Pecksniffian, Pharisaic, hypocritical informal goody-goody rare Grundyish Derivatives priggishly /ˈprɪɡɪʃ(ə)li/ adverb ... My partner had wanted souvenirs, but somewhat priggishly, I had stopped her. "There's nothing wrong with having a few principles", he insists, priggishly. And I used to have my little priggish laugh at the woman who counted her chickens before they were hatched and so forth, and I was convinced that honesty was the best policy, also a little priggishly. priggishness /ˈprɪɡɪʃnəs / noun ... I have even noticed myself becoming cleverer, and now, at the age of nearly 60, I have almost thrown off adolescent habits of moral certainty and political priggishness. Although faced with accusations of priggishness and prudery, the council remains unrepentant, arguing that it is taking a principled stand. The other major female character in the cast, Hester Worsley, a visiting American, was nearly made believable by Rachel Stirling, although the stereotyped priggishness of the role ultimately overcame her. Rhymes biggish, piggish, whiggish
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