pris·sy (pr s  )adj. pris·si·er, pris·si·est Excessively or affectedly prim and proper. pris si·ly adv.pris si·ness n. |
prissy [ˈprɪsɪ]
adj -sier, -siest
fussy and prim, esp in a prudish way
[probably from prim + sissy]
prissily adv
prissiness n
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| Adj. | 1. |  prissy - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| 2. | prissy - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
prissy
adjective prim, precious, fussy, fastidious, squeamish, prudish, finicky, strait-laced, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy, overnice, prim and proper the prissy and puritanical heroine of the novel
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