prissy

The definition of prissy is someone fussy and overly proper, or clothing with a lot of fancy girlish elements.

(adjective)

A very proper girl who won't ever get any mud on herself and who doesn't like to do anything physical is an example of someone who might be described as prissy.
A dress with lots of little bows and ruffles on it is an example of a prissy dress.

See prissy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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Informal very prim or precise; fussy, prudish, etc.

Origin: prob. pr(im) + (s)issy

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See prissy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective pris·si·er, pris·si·est

Excessively or affectedly prim and proper.

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Origin: Perhaps blend of pri(m)¹

Origin: and (si)ssy

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