prissy
AdjectiveSynonyms:
priggishprimprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictoriandainty
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- exaggeratedly proper“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”Synonyms: priggishprimprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian
- 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