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- Dictionaryprissy/ˈprɪsi/
adjective
- 1. fussily and excessively respectable: "a middle-class family with two prissy children"
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: overly prim and precise : finicky. prissily. ˈpri-sə-lē. adverb. prissiness. ˈpri-sē-nəs. noun. Examples of prissy in a Sentence. She was too prissy to wear jeans.
PRISSY definition: 1. caring too much about behaving and dressing in a way that is considered correct and that does…. Learn more.
Synonyms for PRISSY: nice, demanding, delicate, particular, careful, prim, finicky, critical; Antonyms of PRISSY: carefree, lackadaisical, affable, breezy, low-pressure, relaxed, loose, lax
PRISSY meaning: 1. caring too much about behaving and dressing in a way that is considered correct and that does…. Learn more.
Prissy definition: excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.. See examples of PRISSY used in a sentence.
A prissy person likes things to be neat and tidy, and expects people to follow the rules and be extremely polite. If your prissy cousin invites you to a tea party, you'd better arrive on time and wear your white gloves.
If you say that someone is prissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad. [ informal , disapproval ] I grew to dislike the people from my background–they were rather uptight and prissy.
adjective. /ˈprɪsi/ (informal, disapproving) too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc. synonym prudish. She was a prissy little girl. Children’s clothes that are attractive without being prissy. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
Define prissy. prissy synonyms, prissy pronunciation, prissy translation, English dictionary definition of prissy. adj. pris·si·er , pris·si·est Excessively or affectedly prim and proper. pris′si·ly adv. pris′si·ness n.
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