priggish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
WordNet
Prig"gish adjective
Definitions
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. --Prig"gish*ly , adv. --Prig"gish-ness , n.