prissy English

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What does prissy mean?

prissy

— adjective (= straitlaced) exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

— adjective (= nice, squeamish) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted too nice about his food to take to camp cooking so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

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prissy English » English

prudish

priggish

prim

victorian

tight-laced

straitlaced

strait-laced

straightlaced

straight-laced

squeamish

square-toed

puritanical

overnice

nice

dainty

well-mannered

well-behaved

stiff

sanctioned

sanctimonious

regulately

precise

mincing

hypocritical

echt

coy

comme il faut

canonically

as instructed

according to instructions