prissy
Meanings
Adjective
- Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.
- Very feminine or dressy.
- Well-mannered, well-behaved.
Noun
- A person who is excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.
Origin
- 1895, either an alteration of precise, , or a ; first attested in American writer Joel Chandler Harris.
Modern English dictionary
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