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- DictionaryPris·sy/ˈprisē/
adjective
- 1. fussily and excessively respectable: "her prissy mother"
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Definition of prissy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prissy definition: excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.. See examples of PRISSY used in a sentence.
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1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy; first attested in American writer Joel Chandler Harris.
prissy (comparative prissier, superlative prissiest) 1. Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy. 1.1. 1949, Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister: 1.1.1. She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […] 1.2. 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club Cabin Boy 1.2.1. As Nathanial Mayweather, heir...
prissy (plural prissies) 1. (rare) A person who is excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy. 1.1. 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure 1.1.1. I really like Beau. He sure enjoys being admired & lusted over. He just lays back like a king & enjoys. What a prissy!
Definitions of 'prissy' If you say that someone is prissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything vulgar or bad. [informal, disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'prissy' American English: prɪsi British English: prɪsi. More. Synonyms of 'prissy' • prim, precious, fussy, fastidious [...] More.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pris‧sy /ˈprɪsi/ adjective informal behaving very correctly and easily shocked by anything rude – used to show disapproval —prissily adverb —prissiness noun [ uncountable] Examples from the Corpus prissy • She always irritated me - she was so prissy. • a look of prissy disapproval ...
What does the verb prissy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb prissy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2023. pris•sy /ˈprɪsi/ adj., -si•er, -si•est. overly proper; too carefully correct and fussy; prim. pris•si•ly /ˈprɪsəli/ adv. pris•si•ness, n. [ uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. pris•sy (pris′ ē), adj., -si•er, -si•est.
