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Meaning of 'prim' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prim [ a.]
- Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.
2 . Prim [ n.]
- The privet.
3 . Prim [ v. i.]
- To dress or act smartly.
4 . Prim [ v. t.]
- To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

Meaning of 'prim' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prim [ v]
Meaning (1):
- contract one's lips
Example in sentence:
  • She primmed her lips after every bite of food
Meaning (2):
- assume a prim appearance
Example in sentence:
  • They mince and prim
3 . prim [ s]
Meaning (3):
- exaggeratedly proper
Example in sentence:
  • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

Nearby Words:

prial prian priapean priapism priapulacea pricasour price priced priceite priceless

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