prissy[adjective]Synonyms: prim, old-maidish
(informal), prim and proper, prudish, strait-laced
Related Words: fastidious,
finicky,
squeamish [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pris‧sy /ˈprɪsi/
adjective informal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Probably from prim + sissy]
behaving very correctly and easily shocked by anything rude – used to show disapproval
—prissily adverb—prissiness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲