Prim vs. Prudish

Primadjective

prudish, straight-laced

Primadjective

formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice

Primverb

(dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.

Primverb

(dated) To dress or act smartly.

Primnoun

(plants) privet

Primnoun

The privet.

Primadjective

Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.

Primverb

To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

Primverb

To dress or act smartly.

Primverb

assume a prim appearance;

Primverb

contract one's lips;

Primverb

dress primly

Primadjective

affectedly dainty or refined

Primadjective

exaggeratedly proper;

Prudishadjective

of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters

Prudishadjective

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.

Prudishadjective

exaggeratedly proper;

Prudishadjective

having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety