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PRIGGISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to be "intellectual" or "artistic" or, in their own word, to be "highbrow," is to be priggish and of dubious virtue. dictionary.cambridge.org
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PRIGGISH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Priggish definition: fussy about trivialities or propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.. See examples of PRIGGISH used in a ... www.dictionary.com
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PRIGGISH Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for PRIGGISH: staid, prudish, stuffy, puritanical, straitlaced, straightlaced, Victorian, prim; Antonyms of PRIGGISH: permissive, liberated, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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priggish
priggish, a. (ˈprɪgɪʃ) [f. prig n.3 + -ish.] Having the character of a prig (in various senses). † 1. Dishonest, thievish. Obs. Cant.a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Priggish, Thievish. † 2. ? Dandyish, dandified; coxcombical. Obs.1702 Steele Funeral iv. (1723) 62 Major General Trim, no, Pox Trim soun... Oxford English Dictionary
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priggish - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
priggish (comparative more priggish, superlative most priggish). Like a prig. Synonyms: prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical. en.wiktionary.org
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PRIG Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 · fop ; 2 · fellow, person ; 3 · one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree. www.merriam-webster.com
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priggish
priggishadj of or (behaving) like a prig (似)道学先生的. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Prig - Wikipedia
In British English, a prig is a person who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety—especially where the prig has the ability ... en.wikipedia.org
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PRIGGISH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
If you describe someone as priggish, you think that they are a prig. [disapproval]. Synonyms: self-righteous, smug, stiff, stuffy More ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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Priggish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Priggish people are snobby and self-righteous. An overly prim and proper movie character who's always telling other people what they should do is priggish. www.vocabulary.com
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priggish - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
/ˈprɪgɪʃ/ WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Synonyms: vain, pompous, egotistic, self-righteous, snobbish, more. www.wordreference.com
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Priggish: In a Sentence
a prim and pompous person who requires everything to be precise since she strongly requires it. Examples of Priggish in a sentence. wordsinasentence.com
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Grundy
Miss Grundy, a teacher in the Archie Comics series Mrs Grundy, in Thomas Morton's 1798 play Speed the Plough, later used to exemplify a conventional or priggish wikipedia.org
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Pellefant
Characters Pellefant A small blue elephant, headstrong and priggish, somewhat like Karlsson-on-the-Roof. wikipedia.org
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Zuricher
Zuricher, n. (ˈz(j)ʊərɪkə(r), ‖ ˈtsyːrɪ{cced}ər) [a. Ger. Züricher, or f. Zurich n. + -er1.] A native or inhabitant of Zurich.1673 J. Ray Observations Journey Low-Countries 433 The Zurichers..are now much given to merchandise and to accumulate riches. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XIII. 208/2 The matters in ... Oxford English Dictionary
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