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PRISSY (prissier, prissiest)
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, prissiest Dictionary entry overview: What does prissy mean?
• PRISSY (adjective)
The adjective PRISSY has 2 senses:
1. exaggeratedly proper
2. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Familiarity information: PRISSY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: prissiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exaggeratedly proper
Synonyms:
priggish; prim; prissy; prudish; puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straightlaced; strait-laced; straitlaced; tight-laced; victorian
Context example:
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Synonyms:
dainty; nice; overnice; prissy; squeamish
Context example:
so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
Similar:
fastidious (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness)
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