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prim
1[ prim ]
adjective
- formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- (especially of a woman or girl) excessively demure or modest.
verb (used without object)
- to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way.
verb (used with object)
- to make prim, as in appearance.
- to draw (one's face, lips, etc.) into a prim expression.
prim
2[ prim ]
noun
prim.
3abbreviation for
- primary.
- primitive.
prim
/ ±è°ùɪ³¾ /
adjective
- affectedly proper, precise, or formal
verb
- tr to make prim
- to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so pursed
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è°ù¾±³¾±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ±è°ù¾±³¾²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù¾±³¾Â·±ô²â adverb
- ±è°ù¾±³¾Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prim1
Origin of prim2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prim1
Example Sentences
The prim romances, with handsome, caring and chivalrous heroes, are drawing a female audience turning away from what they see as hypersexual American entertainment.
Miss Higgins, played by Georgie Glen, is the prim surgery receptionist with a poignant family backstory, which revealed her hidden strengths.
Before each performance, the scene is set by a narrator who speaks in a prim, puritanical accent reminiscent of a bygone era.
Despite the emphasis on Queenie’s sexual exploits and exploitation, the show is often prim: A car horn bleeps out a naughty word, and even the sex scenes are clothed and rather chaste.
Shady revelled in outraging prim white suburbia, crudely proclaiming unspoken truths.
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