Definition of Prim
Adjective: prim (primmer,primmest) prim
- Affectedly dainty or refined
"the village is as prim as it was 20 years ago";
- dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee [Brit]
- Exaggeratedly proper
- priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian, bluenosed [US], uptight
- Assume a prim appearance
"They mince and prim"
- Contract one's lips
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
- Dress primly
- prim up, prim out
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