Prissy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exaggeratedly proper

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪsi/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪsi/.

Examples

my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strait-laced nice prudish victorian square-toed overnice squeamish priggish straitlaced straight-laced dainty straightlaced tight-laced puritanical prim

Parts of Speech

adjective	exaggeratedly proper “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
adjective	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted “too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”

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
squeamishness	noun	a mild state of nausea

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zimperlich

übertrieben richtig

🇫🇷French

bégueule

exagérément correct

🇪🇸Spanish

remilgado

exageradamente apropiado

🇮🇹Italian

perbene

esageratamente corretto

🇳🇱Dutch

preuts

overdreven correct

🇵🇹Portuguese

certinho

exageradamente adequado

🇷🇺Russian

чопорный

преувеличенно правильный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भद्दे

अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण रूप से उचित

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রিসি

অতিরঞ্জিতভাবে সঠিক

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રીસી

અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્વક યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುದ್ದಾದ

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിസി

അതിശയോക്തിപരമായി ശരിയായത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

普里西

夸张地正确

🇯🇵Japanese

厄介な

大袈裟に適当

🇰🇷Korean

프리시

과장되게 적절하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó tính

quá đúng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

เจ้าเล่ห์

เหมาะสมเกินจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu sopan

terlalu tepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعفف

بشكل مبالغ فيه

🇮🇷Persian

شیک

به طور اغراق آمیزی مناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

titiz

abartılı derecede uygun

🇮🇱Hebrew

זריז

ראוי בצורה מוגזמת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'prissy'?

The primary meaning of 'prissy' is 'exaggeratedly proper'.

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In which domain is the word 'prissy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prissy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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