Priggish
//ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Like a prig.
"To ride; to dance; she had adored all that. Or going long walks in the country, talking, about books, what to do with one’s life, for young people were amazingly priggish—oh, the things one had said!"
Adjective
- 1 exaggeratedly proper wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"To ride; to dance; she had adored all that. Or going long walks in the country, talking, about books, what to do with one’s life, for young people were amazingly priggish—oh, the things one had said!"
Etymology
From prig + -ish.
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