prim

Meaning

Adj

1. prudish, straight-laced
2. formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice

Verb

1. To make affectedly precise or proper.
2. To dress or act smartly.

Noun

privet

Synonyms

prudish

formal

showy

affected

stilted

artificial

straitlaced

trim

prissy

stiff

straight-laced

doll

pretentious

victorian

smart

square-toed

prim out

prim up

straightlaced

tight-laced

priggish

mincing

prink

strait-laced

dainty

titivate

tog

natty

twee

neat

puritanical

niminy-piminy

lofty

meretricious

meticulous

modal

modest

nifty

ornament

particular

pedantic

perfunctory

perk

pernickety

pooch

posh

prank

precious

pretty

primp

proud

prude

punctilious

purse

👛

quaint

rakish

scrupulous

spark plug

spiffy

spruce

squeamish

starched

stylish

po-faced

trig

typical

vain

well groomed

doll up

nobby

pooch out

preen oneself

sparkish

adorn

tog up

anal

array

attire

beautify

bespangle

bijou

buckram

caparison

ceremonial

ceremonious

chic

chilly

comely

conventional

dapper

debonair

deck

decorate

decorous

demure

discriminating

dressy

elegant

embellish

fancy

fastidious

fine

garnish

genteel

haughty

jaunty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪm/

Etymology

From Provençal prim (“delicate, excellent”), from Old French prim, prin, from
Latin primus (“first”). Doublet of prime.