prissy

adj., -si·er, -si·est.
Excessively or affectedly prim and proper.

[Perhaps blend of PRI(M)¹ and (SI)SSY.]

prissily pris'si·ly adv.
prissiness pris'si·ness n.

adjective

Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form: bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian. Idioms: prim and proper. See plain/fancy.

adj

Definition: particular and fussy
Antonyms: broad-minded, informal, unconcerned

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: exaggeratedly proper
  Synonyms: priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, straightlaced, tight-laced, victorian

Meaning #2: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
  Synonyms: dainty, nice, overnice, squeamish

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sippet

Nederlands (Dutch)
overdreven netjes, geaffecteerd

Français (French)
adj. - collet monté, surchargé (un style)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zickig, zimperlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σεμνότυφος, ψευτοηθικολόγος

Italiano (Italian)
affettato, effeminato, checca

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afetado, efeminado

Русский (Russian)
чопорный, жеманный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - remilgado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - prudentlig, pryd, pimpinett, feminin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
神经质的, 拘谨的, 为小事挂虑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 神經質的, 拘謹的, 為小事挂慮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잔소리가 심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - こうるさい, とりすました

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرهف الحس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קפדן (בצורה מרגיזה), צדקן‬

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