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PRISSY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: prissier    , prissiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Example:

so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

Synonyms:

dainty; nice; overnice; prissy; squeamish

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fastidious (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exaggeratedly proper

Example:

my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

Synonyms:

priggish; prim; prissy; prudish; puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straightlaced; strait-laced; straitlaced; tight-laced; victorian

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)

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