prim 1 (pr m)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. [Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see prime.] prim  ly adv.prim ness n. |
| prim 2 (prm) n. A privet. [Short for obsolete primprint, of unknown origin.] |
prim
Adjective
[primmer, primmest] affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish [origin unknown]
primly adv
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| Verb | 1. | prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| 2. | prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" | |
| 3. | prim - dress primly | |
| Adj. | 1. |  prim - affectedly dainty or refined refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
| 2. |  prim - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
prim
adjective prudish, particular, formal, proper, precise, stiff, fussy, fastidious, puritanical, demure, starchy (informal) prissy (informal) strait-laced, priggish, schoolmarmish Brit. (informal) old-maidish (informal) niminy-piminy << OPPOSITE liberal
Translations
adj prim [prim]
(of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct a prim manner; a prim old lady. sedig مُتَزَمِّت في سُلوكِه морален upjatý snerpet steif αυστηρά τυπικός, σεμνότυφος formal, remilgado peps خشک و رسمی sovinnainen guindé מְעוּדָן .तकल्लुक-मिजाज ukočen,preozbiljan, iron.kao stara frajla pedáns terlalu sopan yfirmáta settlegur/stífur/formlegur cerimonioso 堅苦しい 까다로운 pabrėžtinai oficialus, santūrus pārlieku formāls/oficiāls/ieturēts sangat tertib preuts snerpet, prippen sztywny cerimonioso afectat, scorţos чопорный odmeraný, upätý prisiljen, poškrobljen korektan prudentlig, strikt สงบเสงี่ยม çok ciddî 一本正經的，古板的 манірний; формальний نفيس، نازک nghiêm túc 一本正经的，古板的
adv primly
sedig بِتَزَمُّت прeкалено морално škrobeně snerpet steif τυπικά, σεμνότυφα formalmente, remilgadamente peenutsevalt بطور خشک و رسمی korrektisti d'une manière guindée בְּדִקדוּק יֶתֶר आडंम्बर से ukočen kimérten, pedánsan dengan sopan yfirmáta settlega in modo cerimonioso 堅苦しく 까다롭게 pabrėžtinai oficialiai, santūriai pārlieku formāli/stīvi dgn sangat tertib preuts snerpet, prippent sztywnie 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
n primness
sedigheid تَزَمُّت прeкалена моралност upjatost snerpethed die Steifheit τυπικότητα, σεμνοτυφία formalidad, 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 까다로움 pabrėžtinas oficialumas, santūrumas pārlieka formalitāte/stīvums ketertiban preutsheid snerpethet, prippenhet sztywność 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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