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- Dictionaryprim/prɪm/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct: "a very prim and proper lady"
verb
- 1. purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression: "Laurie primmed up his mouth"
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The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.
PRIM definition: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.
PRIM meaning: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.
Definition of 'prim' prim. (prɪm ) 1. adjective. If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude. [disapproval] We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. Synonyms: prudish, particular, formal, proper More Synonyms of prim.
Prim means polite, straight-laced, even twee. Many characters in Jane Austen novels are prim and proper. Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake. If you go to the beach on spring break wearing a Victorian bathing costume, you're being prim.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective prim. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish. 2. stiffly neat. v.i. 3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. v.t. 4. to make prim, as in appearance. 5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression. [1675–85; orig. uncertain] prim′ly, adv.
Definition of prim adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prim definition: formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.. See examples of PRIM used in a sentence.
formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat. intransitive verb. 2. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. transitive verb. 3. to make prim, as in appearance. 4. to draw (one's face, lips, etc.) into a prim expression.
