primly

prim ¹

 (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.

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[Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see prime.]

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prim′ly adv.

prim′ness n.

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prim ²

 (prĭm)

n.

A privet.

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[Short for obsolete primprint, of unknown origin.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

primly - in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily" prissily

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Translations

بِتَزَمُّت

škrobeně

snerpet

steif

pedánsan

yfirmáta settlega

affettatamente

prippent

odmerane

ciddî bir şekilde

一本正经地拘谨地

primly

[ˈprɪmlɪ] ADV (= demurely) → remilgadamente, con remilgo; (= prudishly) → con gazmoñería

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

primly

[ˈprɪmli] adv → bien sagement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

primly

adv (= demurely) → sittsam, züchtig, überkorrekt; (= prudishly) → prüde; she was sitting primly sipping tea → sie saß steif und vornehm da und nippte an ihrem Tee

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

primly

[ˈprɪmlɪ] adv (smile, behave) → da persona per benino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prim

(prim) adjective

(of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct. a prim manner; a prim old lady. sedig مُتَزَمِّت في سُلوكِه морален cerimonioso upjatý steif snerpet αυστηρά τυπικός, σεμνότυφοςformal, remilgado peps خشک و رسمی sovinnainen guindéמעודן .तकल्लुक-मिजाज ukočen, preozbiljan, iron.kao stara frajla pedáns terlalu sopan yfirmáta settlegur/stífur/formlegur cerimonioso 堅苦しい 깐깐한 pabrėžtinai oficialus, santūrus pārlieku formāls/oficiāls/ieturēts sangat tertib preutssnerpet, prippensztywny خشك او رسمى سړۍ cerimonioso afectat, scorţos чопорный odmeraný, upätý prisiljen, poškrobljen korektan prudentlig, strikt สงบเสงี่ยม çok ciddî 一本正經的，古的 манірний; формальний نفيس، نازک nghiêm túc 一本正经的，古板的

ˈprimly adverb

sedig بِتَزَمُّت прeкалено морално com cerimônia škrobeně steif snerpet τυπικά, σεμνότυφα formalmente, remilgadamente peenutsevalt بطور خشک و رسمی sovinnaisesti d'une manière guindée בְּדִקדוּק יֶתֶר आडंम्बर से ukočen kimérten, pedánsan dengan sopan yfirmáta settlega in modo cerimonioso 堅苦しく 깐깐하게 pabrėžtinai oficialiai, santūriai pārlieku formāli/stīvi dgn sangat tertib preutssnerpet, prippent sztywnie په وچه او رسمي توګه com cerimónia afectat; cu afectare чопорно odmerane prisiljeno korektno prudentligt, strikt อย่างสงบเสงี่ยม ciddî bir şekilde 一本正經地，拘謹地 манірно نفاست سے một cách nghiêm túc 一本正经地，拘谨地

ˈprimness noun

sedigheid تَزَمُّت прeкалена моралност cerimônia upjatost die Steifheit snerpethed τυπικότητα, σεμνοτυφίαformalidad, etiqueta pirtsakus شق و رق بودن sovinnaisuus façons compassées דַייקָנוּת तुनकमिजाजी, पाखंडता ukočenost, preozbiljnost kimértség, pedánsság kesopanan yfirmáta formleg/settleg framkoma compitezza 堅苦しさ 깐깐함 pabrėžtinas oficialumas, santūrumas pārlieka formalitāte/stīvums ketertiban preutsheidsnerpethet, prippenhet sztywność رسمۍ او وچ اوسيدل cerimónia afectare чопорность odmeranosť nesproščenost korektnost prudentlighet ความสงบเสงี่ยม resmîyet 一本正經 манірність نفاست، نزاکت tính nghiêm túc 一本正经

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