PRIG Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word prig. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| formal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms noun • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a gown for evening wear adjective satellite • characteristic of or befitting a person in authority • represented in simplified or symbolic form • logically deductive • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||
| moralistic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • narrowly and conventionally moral | ||||||
| precise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||
| priggish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper | ||||||
| prim | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • affectedly dainty or refined • exaggeratedly proper verb • assume a prim appearance • contract one's lips • dress primly | ||||||
| prissy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper • excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | ||||||
| proper | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness adjective satellite • having all the qualities typical of the thing specified • limited to the thing specified • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | ||||||
| punctilious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details | ||||||
| sanctimonious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • excessively or hypocritically pious | ||||||
| self-righteous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • excessively or hypocritically pious | ||||||
| smug | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction | ||||||
| cozen | verbv | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • act with artful deceit • cheat or trick | ||||||
| goody-goody | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior adjective satellite • affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous | ||||||
| mill | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing • Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) • machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing • English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • move about in a confused manner • grind with a mill • produce a ridge around the edge of • roll out (metal) with a rolling machine | ||||||
| puritan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures • a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship • a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | ||||||
| purloin | verbv | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| snob | nounn | |||||
noun • a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | ||||||
| snoot | nounn | |||||
noun • a person regarded as arrogant and annoying • informal terms for the nose | ||||||
| snot | nounn | |||||
noun • a person regarded as arrogant and annoying • nasal mucus | ||||||
| sleep with | verbv | |||||
verb • have sexual intercourse with | ||||||
