“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
Word Forms
priggishness
noun
exaggerated and arrogant properness
primness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
prudishness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
puritan
noun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
priggisch
übertrieben richtig
🇫🇷French
pharisaïque
exagérément correct
🇪🇸Spanish
pedante
exageradamente apropiado
🇮🇹Italian
scemo
esageratamente corretto
🇳🇱Dutch
pedant
overdreven correct
🇵🇹Portuguese
pedante
exageradamente adequado
🇷🇺Russian
педантичный
преувеличенно правильный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दम्भी
अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण रूप से उचित
🇮🇳Marathi
उग्र
अतिशयोक्तीने योग्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસ્પષ્ટ
અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્વક યોગ્ય
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਜੀਬ
ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਹੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھٹیا
مبالغہ آرائی سے مناسب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一本正经的
夸张地正确
🇯🇵Japanese
傲慢な
大袈裟に適当
🇰🇷Korean
까다로운
과장되게 적절하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sang trọng
quá đúng đắn
🇹🇭Thai
หนามแหลม
เหมาะสมเกินจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
angkuh
terlalu tepat
🇵🇭Filipino
masungit
labis na nararapat
🇲🇾Malay
sombong
berlebih-lebihan betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متشدد
بشكل مبالغ فيه
🇮🇷Persian
پرخاشگر
به طور اغراق آمیزی مناسب
🇹🇷Turkish
kibirli
abartılı derecede uygun
🇮🇱Hebrew
צַדקָנִי
ראוי בצורה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'priggish'?
The primary meaning of 'priggish' is 'exaggeratedly proper'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'priggish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'priggish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'priggish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'priggish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'priggish' easy to spell?
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