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prissiest

prissiest


 
  Overview  of  adj  prissy 
 
  The  adj  prissy  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian  --  (exaggeratedly  proper;  "my  straitlaced  Aunt  Anna  doesn't  approve  of  my  miniskirts") 
  2.  dainty,  nice,  overnice,  prissy,  squeamish  --  (excessively  fastidious  and  easily  disgusted;  "too  nice  about  his  food  to  take  to  camp  cooking";  "so  squeamish  he  would  only  touch  the  toilet  handle  with  his  elbow") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  prissy 
 
  2  senses  of  prissy 
 
  Sense  1 
  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  proper)  ->  improper 
 
  Sense  2 
  dainty,  nice,  overnice,  prissy,  squeamish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fastidious)  ->  unfastidious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  prissy 
 
  2  senses  of  prissy 
 
  Sense  1 
  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian 
  =>  proper  (vs.  improper) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dainty,  nice,  overnice,  prissy,  squeamish 
  =>  fastidious  (vs.  unfastidious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  prissy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  prissy 
 
  prissy  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  prissy 
  prissy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  prissy 
 
  The  adj  prissy  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  puritanical,  square-toed,  straitlaced,  straightlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian  --  (exaggeratedly  proper;  "my  straitlaced  Aunt  Anna  doesn't  approve  of  my  miniskirts") 
  2.  dainty,  nice,  overnice,  prissy,  squeamish  --  (excessively  fastidious  and  easily  disgusted;  "too  nice  about  his  food  to  take  to  camp  cooking";  "so  squeamish  he  would  only  touch  the  toilet  handle  with  his  elbow")