prim

[prim]

Prim means polite, straight laced, even twee. Many characters in Jane Austen novels are prim and proper.

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The privet.

Verb
dress primly

Verb
contract one''s lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

Verb
assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"

Adjective S.
exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts"

Adjective S.
affectedly dainty or refined

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n.
The privet.

a.
Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.

v. t.
To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

v. i.
To dress or act smartly.


Prim

Prim , n. [See Privet.] (Bot) The privet.

Prim

Prim, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See Prime, a.] Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. Swift.

Prim

Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Primmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

Prim

Prim, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.]

The privet.

Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.

To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

To dress or act smartly.

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