prissy

Meaning

Adj

1. (colloquial) Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
2. (colloquial, derogatory, usually) Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate.
3. (colloquial) Well-mannered; well-behaved.

Noun

A person who is prissy.

Synonyms

prudish

priggish

prim

straitlaced

strait-laced

puritanical

victorian

square-toed

straight-laced

straightlaced

tight-laced

overnice

nice

dainty

squeamish

as instructed

canonically

comme il faut

coy

hypocritical

mincing

precise

regulately

sanctimonious

sanctioned

stiff

well-behaved

well-mannered

echt

according to instructions

Translations

preuts

zimperlich

collet monté

apropiat

regelrecht

prude

escrupulós

λεπτεπίλεπτος

σεμνότυφος

aimable

bégueule

proper

primmirat

suffisant

مناسب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɪsi/

Etymology

1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy; first attested in a work of American writer Joel Chandler Harris.