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Primness
see synonyms of primnessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Primness
see synonyms of primnessadjectiveWord forms: primmer or primmest
1.
affectedly proper, precise, or formal
verbWord forms: prims, primming or primmed
2. (transitive)
to make prim
3.
to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so pursed
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Primness
see synonyms of primness adjectiveWord forms: ˈprimmer or ˈprimmest
1.
stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: primmed or ˈprimming
2.
to assume a prim expression on (one's face or mouth)
1.
primary
2.
primitive
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Primness
see synonyms of primnessadj. prim·mer, prim·mest
1.
a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
b. Strait-laced; prudish.
2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.
v. primmed, prim·ming, prims
v.tr.
1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.
2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.
v.intr.
To assume a prim expression.
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