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- DictionaryPrig·gish/ˈpriɡiSH/
adjective
- 1. self-righteously moralistic and superior: "a priggish little pedant"
: one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree. priggery. ˈpri-gə-rē. noun. priggish. ˈpri-gish. adjective. priggishly adverb. priggishness noun. Examples of prig in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
Priggish definition: fussy about trivialities or propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner. See examples of PRIGGISH used in a sentence.
adjective. disapproving uk / ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ / us / ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ / Add to word list. like a prig: I found him priggish and cold. Synonyms. prim disapproving. prissy disapproving. prudish disapproving. puritanical. strait-laced disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling morally superior. claim the moral high ground idiom.
An overly prim and proper movie character who's always telling other people what they should do is priggish. If you offer your opinion on how your friends should live their lives, and especially if you're very uptight and snooty, people will think you're priggish.
1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. 2. Archaic. a. A petty thief or pickpocket. b. A conceited dandy; a fop. tr.v. prigged, prig·ging, prigs Chiefly British.
If you describe someone as priggish, you think that they are a prig. [disapproval].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
priggish. adjective. disapproving us / ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ / uk / ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ / Add to word list. like a prig: I found him priggish and cold. Synonyms. prim disapproving. prissy disapproving. prudish disapproving. puritanical. strait-laced disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling morally superior. claim the moral high ground idiom.
Definition of priggish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · priggish ( comparative more priggish, superlative most priggish) Like a prig . To ride; to dance; she had adored all that. Or going long walks in the country, talking, about books, what to do with one’s life, for young people were amazingly.
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self-righteous or irritating manner. 1560–70; formerly, coxcomb; perh. akin to prink. prig′gish, adj. prig′gish•ly, adv. prig′gish•ness, n. prude, puritan, bluenose.
