PRIG Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word prig. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word prig. (close relations)

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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

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