Primly

adv

adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a prim manner.

    "She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a prissy manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
preciselypreciselyprissilyprissilyproperlyrigidly

Example

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"She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […]"

Etymology

From prim + -ly.

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