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