Definition of PRISSY

prissy

Meanings

Plural: prissies

Adjective Satellite

  • exaggeratedly proper
  • excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Adj

  • Prim and fussy; too precise; over-particular.
  • Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate.
  • Well-mannered; well-behaved.

Noun

  • A person who is prissy.

Origin / Etymology

1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, first attested in a work of American writer Joel Chandler Harris.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

prissy is a valid Words With Friends word