 prim |
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| 1. | [ verb ] contract one's lips | |
| Examples: | "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
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| Related terms: | compress | |
| 2. | [ verb ] assume a prim appearance | |
| Examples: | : "They mince and prim" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper | |
| Synonyms: | straitlaced prissy puritanical square-toed prudish straightlaced tight-laced victorian priggish | |
| Examples: | "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
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| Related terms: | proper | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] affectedly dainty or refined | |
| Synonyms: | mincing dainty twee niminy-piminy | |
| Related terms: | refined | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper | |
| Synonyms: | straitlaced prissy puritanical square-toed straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced prudish tight-laced victorian priggish | |
| Examples: | "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
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| Related terms: | proper | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17602 | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (clothing) dress primly | |
| Synonyms: | prim_out prim_up | |
| Related terms: | dress | |
| Similar spelling: |
primo Primm Prime prima Prum Prom pram Priam Premo premie prn preemie Purim |
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