Priggish synonyms
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Part of speech:
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
Narrowly strict or severe in behavior or moral views
The definition of vain is someone or something without value, without force or who is conceited.
(Archaic) Characterized by pomp or stately display:
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
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Prim; strait-laced
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed.
Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
The definition of prissy is someone fussy and overly proper, or clothing with a lot of fancy elements.
Designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian
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Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper
Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion
Showing, variously, the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
prim and proper
plain (related)
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
(Now Rare) Old-fashioned; conservative
exaggeratedly proper
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exaggeratedly proper
Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect:
Find another word for priggish. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for priggish, like: smug, strait-laced, vain, pompous, egotistic, complacent, prim, straitlaced, stuffy, bluenosed and genteel.
