Prig synonyms

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prude
A person who is overly modest or proper in behavior, dress, or speech, esp. in a way that annoys others
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snob
One who is convinced of his or her superiority in matters of taste or intellect.
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fussbudget
(Informal) A fussy person
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snot
A person, esp. a young person, who is impudent, insolent, etc.
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snoot
A grimace
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conceited (related)
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humourless (related)
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half-witted (related)
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formalist
An advocate of formalism
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simpleton (related)
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buffoon (related)
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puritan
Any member of a Protestant group in England and the American colonies that in the 16th and 17th cent. wanted to make the Church of England simpler in its services and stricter about morals
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Prig Sentence Examples

  • He was only saved by his intellect and his fine nature from turning out an arrant prig.

  • In a word, I was decidedly academical, and in danger of becoming a prig.

  • But that, on the other hand, doesn't stop her calling the local coroner " a stupid, sanctimonious prig!

  • If you're not careful, you'll turn into a beastly little Sunday-school prig, so I tell you.

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