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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") 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")
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