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- Dictionaryprim/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"
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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.
The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.
Prim definition: formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.. See examples of PRIM used in a sentence.
PRIM meaning: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.
1. adjective. If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude. [disapproval] We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. Synonyms: prudish, particular, formal, proper More Synonyms of prim. primly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
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.
1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish. 2. stiffly neat. v.i. 3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. v.t. 4. to make prim, as in appearance. 5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression. [1675–85; orig. uncertain] prim′ly, adv.
PRIM definition: Someone who is prim behaves in a very formal way and is easily shocked by anything rude: . Learn more.
prim meaning, definition, what is prim: very formal and careful in the way you s...: Learn more.
Definition of prim adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
