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prim
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- pronunciation:
- prIm
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| inflections: |
primmer, primmest |
| definition: |
formally correct and decorous, often to excess.
Her most revealing dress looked prim compared to the daring gowns the other women were wearing.- synonyms:
- prissy, proper, punctilious
- antonyms:
- racy
- similar words:
- correct, decorous, fastidious, formal, fussy, precise, prudish, rigid, scrupulous, squeamish, stiff, strait-laced, stuffy, well-behaved
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| related words: |
modest |
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| derivations: |
primly (adv.), primness (n.) |
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