prim

Meanings

Plural: prims

Verb

assume a prim appearance
- "They mince and prim"
contract one's lips
- "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
dress primly
To make one's expression prim.
To give a prim or demure expression to (one's face, mouth, or (rare) lips).
To dress (one) up affectedly or demurely.

Adjective Satellite

affectedly dainty or refined
exaggeratedly proper

Adj

Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.
Of things: Neat; trim.

Noun

A prim person.
privet

Origin / Etymology

Of uncertain origin.

Synonyms

dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, priggish, prim out, prim up, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, twee, victorian

Scrabble Score: 8

prim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prim is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prim is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

prim is a valid Words With Friends word