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   prim

   /prɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct: "a very prim and proper lady"

   verb

   • 1. purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression: "Laurie primmed up his mouth"

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a verb): probably ultimately from Old French prin, Provençal prim ‘excellent, delicate’, from Latin primus ‘first’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. primly adverb
   • 2. primness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

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   • R

     1

   • I

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   • M

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   PRIM definition: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.

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   Prim definition: formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.. See examples of PRIM used in a sentence.

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   PRIM meaning: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. affectedly proper, precise, or formal 2. to make prim 3. to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so.... Click for more definitions.

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   Prim means polite, straight-laced, even twee. Many characters in Jane Austen novels are prim and proper. Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake. If you go to the beach on spring break wearing a Victorian bathing costume, you're being prim.

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   PRIM definition: Someone who is prim behaves in a very formal way and is easily shocked by anything rude: . Learn more.