priggishness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

priggishness - exaggerated and arrogant properness primness correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior

Translations

priggishness [ˈprɪgɪʃnɪs] N → gazmoñería f, mojigatería f

priggishness

n → tugendhaftes Getue, Tugendhaftigkeit f; (= snobbishness) → Hochnäsigkeit f

priggishness [ˈprɪgɪʃnɪs] n (of person) → atteggiamento moraleggiante
the priggishness of his behaviour → il suo atteggiamento moraleggiante
the priggishness of his remarks → il suo tono moraleggiante

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priggishness [ˈprɪgɪʃnɪs] n (of person) → atteggiamento moraleggiante
the priggishness of his behaviour → il suo atteggiamento moraleggiante
the priggishness of his remarks → il suo tono moraleggiante