prim¹ Definition
prim (prim)
adjective prim′·mer, prim′·mest
stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure
Etymology: < ? MFr prim, prime, first (also sharp, thin, slender; hence, neat) < L primus, first: see prime
transitive verb, intransitive verb primmed, prim′·ming
to assume a prim expression on (one's face or mouth)
prim¹ Related Forms
prim′ly adverb
prim′·ness noun
prim² Definition
prim
- primary
- primitive
prim Synonyms
prim
modif.
prim Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lady: Next to Lawyer Potter's, Mrs. Mather, a very precise and prim old lady, carried on business as a hatter.
- man: The short, prim man, in the huge yellow ruff, is Richard Hawkins, the admiral's hereafter famous son.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near prim
- ‹ prill
- ‹ Prigogine
- ‹ priggishness
- ‹ priggish
- ‹ prig
- ‹ priestly
- ‹ Priestley
- ‹ priesthood
- ‹ priestess
- ‹ priestcraft

