Prim Definition

prĭm
primmed, primmer, primmest, primming, Prims
adjective
primmer, primmest
Stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure.
Webster's New World
Strait-laced; prudish.
American Heritage
Neat and trim.
A prim hedgerow.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb
To assume a prim expression on (one's face or mouth)
Webster's New World
To make prim, as in dress or appearance.
American Heritage
To assume a prim expression.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • prim out
  • prim up
noun
A privet.
American Heritage

(botany) Privet.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Primary.
Webster's New World
Primitive.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Prim

Adjective

Base Form:
prim
Comparative:
primmer
Superlative:
primmest

Origin of Prim

  • Possibly from obsolete prim formal or demure person perhaps from Old French prin first, delicate prime

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

  • Old French prim, prin, from Latin primus (“first").

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for obsolete primprint of unknown origin

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

  • See privet.

    From Wiktionary

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