prim

(prĭm)

1. a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
   b. Strait-laced; prudish.
2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.

1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.
2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.

Related Forms:

• primˈly adverb

• primˈness noun

(prĭm)