prim[adjective]Synonyms: prudish, demure, fastidious, fussy, priggish, prissy
(informal), proper, puritanical, strait-laced
Contrasted words: lax, loose, slack, easy, easygoing, free
Related Idioms: prim and proper
Related Words: correct,
nice,
precise,
decorous,
rigid,
stiff,
wooden,
ceremonial,
ceremonious,
conventional,
formal,
straight [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prim /prɪm/
adjective[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from Old French prin 'excellent, fine', from Latin primus; ⇒ prime1]
1. very formal and careful in the way you speak and behave, and easily shocked by anything rude:
She looked prim and nervous in her best hat and coat. a very prim and proper young lady2. prim clothes are neat and formal:
a prim suit—primly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲