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prig  (prg)

n.

1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

2. Chiefly British A petty thief or pickpocket.

3. Archaic A conceited dandy; a fop.

tr.v. prigged, prig·ging, prigs Chiefly British

To steal or pilfer.

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prigger·y n.

priggish adj.

priggish·ly adv.

priggish·ness n.

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prig¹

n

a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded

[of unknown origin]

priggery , priggishness n

priggish  adj

priggishly  adv

priggism  n

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prig² Brit slang, archaic

vb prigs, prigging, prigged

another word for steal

n

another word for thief

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prig - a person regarded as arrogant and annoying snob, snoot, snot disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

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prig

noun goody-goody (informal), puritan, prude, pedant, old maid (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), Holy Joe (informal), Holy Willie (informal) She was heartily disliked by everyone as a prig and a bore.

Translations

prig [prɪg] N → gazmoño/a m/f, mojigato/a m/f

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prig [ˈprɪg] n (= self-righteous person) → modèle ironic)m de vertu >

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prig

n (= goody-goody) → Tugendlamm nt (inf); (= boy also) → Musterknabe m; (= snob) → Schnösel m (inf); don’t be such a prig → tu doch nicht so

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prig [prɪg] n don't be such a prig! → non fare il(la) moralista!
what a prig she is! → ma chi si crede di essere!

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prig [prɪg] n don't be such a prig! → non fare il(la) moralista!
what a prig she is! → ma chi si crede di essere!

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prig

n prig [prig]

a person who is too satisfied with his/her own behaviour, beliefs etc. wysneus متَباهٍ بِنَفْسِه самодоволен и ограничен човек domýšlivec selvglad person der/die selbstgefällige Pedant(in) σεμνότυφος pedante, presumido ennast täis inimene آدم ناخوشایند tärkeilijä poseur/-euse צָדִיק בְּעֵיני עַצמוֹ दम्भी nametljivo pedantna osoba,snob beképzelt ember orang sombong sjálfumglaður maður presuntuoso 知ったかぶりの人 박식한 체 하는 사람 pasipūtėlis uzpūtīgs cilvēks; pūslis sombong dan kolot verwaand, pedant iemand dydsmønster zarozumialec pedante per­soa­nă îngâmfată; încrezut самодовольный человек ješitný človek, namyslenec; puntičkár domišljavec dežurni moralista självgod pedant, petimeter คนเจ้าระเบียบ kendini beğenmiş kimse, ukalâ 自命不凡的人 обмежена і самовдоволена людина خود پسند người hợm mình 自命不凡的人

adj priggish

wysneuserig مُتَباهٍ، مُعْتَز بِنَفْسِه самодоволен ješitný selvglad selbstgefällig κυριλέ, σπαστικός pedante, presumido ennast täis متظاهر omahyväinen suffisant קַטנוּנִי दम्भी, आत्मसन्तुष्ट uobražen,snobovski gnjavator beképzelt sombong sjálfsánægður saccente 知ったかぶりの 아는 체하는 pasipūtėliškas uzpūtīgs; iedomīgs sombong dan kolot verwaand, pedant selvgod, pedantisk zarozumiały pedante îngâmfat, încrezut самодовольный samoľúby domišljav nadmen självgod, petig, pedantisk เจ้าระเบียบ ukalâ 自命不凡的，自負的 самовдоволений; педантичний خود نما lên mặt ta đây 自命不凡的，自负的

adv priggishly

wysneusagtig بِتَباهٍ، باعْتِزاز самодоволстно ješitně selvglad selbstgefällig υπεροπτικά, με ύφος καθωσπρεπισμού pedantemente upsakalt متظاهرانه tärkeilevästi d'une manière suffisante בְּצוָּרה קַטנוּנִית दांभिकता से uobraženo nagyképűsködően dengan sombong sjálfsánægjulega presuntuosamente 知ったかぶりで 아니꼽게 pasipūtėliškai uzpūtīgi; iedomīgi dgn sombong dan kolot verwaand, pedant pedantisk, med selvgodhet zarozumiale pedantemente cu îngâmfare самодовольно samoľúbo domišljavo nadmenost inbilskt, petigt, pedantiskt อย่างพิถีพิถัน ukalâca 自命不凡地 самовдоволено خود پسندانہ lên mặt 自命不凡地

n priggishness

wysneuserigheid تَباهٍ، إعْتِزاز самодоволство domýšlivost selvgladhed die Selbstgefälligkeit καθωσπρεπισμός, σεμνοτυφία pedantería upsakus تظاهر omahyväisyys suffisance קַטנוּנִיוּת दांभिकता snobovština,gnjavarstvo beképzeltség kesombongan sjálfumgleði, sjálfsánægja presunzione 知ったかぶり 아니꼬움 pasipūtimas uzpūtība; iedomība kesombongan dan kekolotan verwaandheid,pedanterigheid selvgodhet, pedanteri zarozumialstwo pedantismo îngâmfare; suficienţă самодовольство samoľúbosť domišljavost nadmenost inbilskhet, petighet, pedanteri ความพิถีพิถัน ukalâlık 自命不凡 самовдоволеність خود پسندي sự hợm mình 自命不凡