priggish

Adjective

Synonyms: prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straitlaced strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

exaggeratedly proper“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”Synonyms: prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straitlaced strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Priggish \Prig"gish\, a. Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv. -- Prig"gish-ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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