n.

1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
2. Chiefly British. A petty thief or pickpocket.
3. Archaic. A conceited dandy; a fop.

tr.v. Chiefly British., prigged, prig·ging, prigs.

To steal or pilfer.

[Origin unknown.]

priggery prig'ger·y n.
priggish prig'gish adj.
priggishly prig'gish·ly adv.
priggishness prig'gish·ness n.

adj

Definition: self-righteous
Antonyms: broad-minded, permissive

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  Synonyms: snob, snot

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - selvgod pedant, farisæer, stivstikker, tyv
v. tr. - stjæle, tinge

Nederlands (Dutch)
pedant, wijsneus, stelen

Français (French)
n. - bégueule
v. tr. - faucher, chaparder (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tugendbold, selbstgefälliger Mensch
v. - (BrE)(Slang) klauen, um einen Gefallen bitten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φαντασμένος, ξιπασμένος, ηθικολόγος, σεμνότυφος, πουριτανός

Italiano (Italian)
pedante, presuntuoso, saccente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gatuno (m), pedante

Русский (Russian)
ханжа, педант

Español (Spanish)
n. - mojigato, gazmoño, pedante
v. tr. - robar, pijotear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - petimäter, formalist, självgod pedant

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
一本正经的人, 偷

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一本正經的人
v. tr. - 偷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 딱딱한 사람
v. tr. - 훔치다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 堅苦しい人, 気取り屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شديد التزمت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטיף למוסר, קפדן, דקדקן, צדיק בעיניו‬
v. tr. - ‮גנב‬

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