prissy

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. exaggeratedly proper“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”Synonyms: priggishprimprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian
  2. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted“too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”“so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow”Synonyms: daintyniceovernicesqueamish
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