Prissy Synonyms and Antonyms
prĭs'ē
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Synonyms for Prissy
Having or showing qualities or characteristics more often associated with females than males; unmanly:
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
The definition of squeamish is someone who gets easily sick to his stomach, or someone who is easily offended.
Neat and trim:
Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed.
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Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
Designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian
Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper
Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion
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Narrowly strict or severe in behavior or moral views
The definition of stuffy is a nose that is full of mucus, or a room that is not properly ventilated, or a conservative or stodgy person.
Showing, variously, the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
Used as an intensive with and :
Too nice; too fastidious, precise, etc.
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(Now Rare) Old-fashioned; conservative
exaggeratedly proper
exaggeratedly proper
Antonyms for Prissy
Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity.
Not solicitous or anxious
Not in accord with the usual regulations; unofficial.
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