
Meaning of PRIGGISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'prigish
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [adj] exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
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| | Synonyms: | | prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Prig"gish\, a.
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- {Prig"gish*ly}, adv.
-- {Prig"gish-ness}, n.
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