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prim
1[prim]
adjective
formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:(especially of a woman or girl) excessively demure or modest.
verb (used without object)
to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way.
verb (used with object)
to make prim, as in appearance.
to draw (one's face, lips, etc.) into a prim expression.
prim
2[prim]
noun
prim.
3abbreviation
primary.
primitive.
prim
/ ±è°ùɪ³¾ /
adjective
affectedly proper, precise, or formal
verb
(tr) to make prim
to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so pursed
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- primly adverb
- primness noun
- ˈ±è°ù¾±³¾±ô²â adverb
- ˈ±è°ù¾±³¾²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of prim1
Origin of prim2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of prim1
Example Sentences
The prim romances, with handsome, caring and chivalrous heroes, are drawing a female audience turning away from what they see as hypersexual American entertainment.
Miss Higgins, played by Georgie Glen, is the prim surgery receptionist with a poignant family backstory, which revealed her hidden strengths.
Before each performance, the scene is set by a narrator who speaks in a prim, puritanical accent reminiscent of a bygone era.
Despite the emphasis on Queenie’s sexual exploits and exploitation, the show is often prim: A car horn bleeps out a naughty word, and even the sex scenes are clothed and rather chaste.
Shady revelled in outraging prim white suburbia, crudely proclaiming unspoken truths.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- demureÌý
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