Prissy Definition

prĭsē
prissier, prissiest
adjective
prissier, prissiest
Very prim or precise; fussy, prudish, etc.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
pronoun

A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.

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Other Word Forms of Prissy

Adjective

Base Form:
prissy
Comparative:
prissier
Superlative:
prissiest

Origin of Prissy

  • 1895, either an alteration of precise, or blend of prim and sissy; first attested in American writer Joel Chandler Harris.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps blend of pri(m) (si)ssy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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