prim

The definition of prim is a proper, precise and formal person.

(adjective)

An example of prim is a traditional fifties housewife who does not wear casual clothes, and instead is always dressed as if she is ready to leave the house.

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See prim in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective primmer, primmest

stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure

Origin: < ? MFr prim, prime, first (also sharp, thin, slender; hence, neat) < L primus, first: see prime

transitive verb, intransitive verb primmed, primming

to assume a prim expression on (one's face or mouth)

Related Forms:

  1. primary
  2. primitive

See prim in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective prim·mer, prim·mest
  1. a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
    b. Strait-laced; prudish.
  2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.
verb primmed primmed, prim·ming, prims
verb, transitive
  1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.
  2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.
verb, intransitive
To assume a prim expression.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person

Origin: , perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see Prime 

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Related Forms:

  • primˈly adverb
  • primˈness noun

noun
A privet.

Origin:

Origin: Short for obsolete primprint

Origin: , of unknown origin

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