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prim

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prim in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. affectedly dainty or refined
    dainty  mincing  niminy-piminy  prim  twee 
  2. 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
  1. dress primly
    prim  prim up  prim out 
  2. contract one's lips
    "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
    prim 
  3. assume a prim appearance
    "They mince and prim"
    prim 
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