prissiness

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The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper
{i} meticulousness, fussiness; strictness, formality; primness, affected neatness
Prissy
A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla
Prissy
a female given name; a diminutive of Priscilla
prissy
{i} highly meticulous or strict person; finicky or fussy person; affectedly neat or prim person
prissy
excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy
prissy
disapproval If you say that someone is prissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad. I grew to dislike the people from my background -- they were rather uptight and prissy. = prim. behaving very correctly and easily shocked by anything rude - used to show disapproval (Probably from prim + sissy)
prissy
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"
prissy
{s} (Slang) precise, exacting; strict, meticulous; dandified, overly concerned with one's own appearance
prissy
exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
prissiness
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