prig¹ Definition
prig (prig)
noun
- a person who is annoyingly smug in his or her moral behavior, attitudes, etc.
- a person who is annoyingly fastidious about rules, small details, etc.
Etymology: < 16th-c. cant < ?
prig¹ Related Forms
prig′·gery noun or prig′·gism
prig′·gish adjective
prig′·gishly adverb
prig′·gish·ness noun
prig² Definition
prig (prig)
intransitive verb
North Eng., Scot. to haggle
noun
Brit., Slang a thief or pickpocket
prig Synonyms
prig Usage Examples
Converse of object
become: In a word, I was decidedly academical, and in danger of becoming a prig.
Adjective modifier
- little: If you're not careful, you'll turn into a beastly little Sunday-school prig, so I tell you.
- sanctimonious: But that, on the other hand, doesn't stop her calling the local coroner " a stupid, sanctimonious prig!
- self-righteous: It is the poor who are blessed not self-righteous prigs.
Browse dictionary entries near prig
- ‹ priestly
- ‹ Priestley
- ‹ priesthood
- ‹ priestess
- ‹ priestcraft
- ‹ priest-ridden
- ‹ priest-penitent privilege
- ‹ priest
- ‹ prier
- ‹ prie-dieu
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- prima ballerina ›
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- prima facie case ›
- prima facie evidence ›

