prissy

📖 Definitions

adjective

Overly prim and precise so as to appear prudish or finicky.

💬 Usage Examples

“Lucius Malfoy is the boastful and prissy aristocrat who keeps peacocks in his garden and always sits in the best box at the Quidditch World Cup.” Janet Albrechtsen; The Trouble Is That Neither Has the Magic; The Australian (Canberra, Australia); Jul 12, 2017.
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