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prim
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adjective
affectedly dainty or refined
dainty
mincing
niminy-piminy
prim
twee
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish
prim
prissy
prudish
puritanical
square-toed
straitlaced
strait-laced
straightlaced
straight-laced
tight-laced
victorian
verb
dress primly
prim
prim up
prim out
contract one's lips
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
prim
assume a prim appearance
"They mince and prim"
prim
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