Adjective prim has 2 senses
- dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee - affectedly dainty or refined
Antonym: unrefined (indirect, via refined)
- priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Antonym: improper (indirect, via proper)
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Verb prim has 3 senses
- prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
--1 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s
- prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
--2 is one way to compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- prim, prim up, prim out - dress primly
--3 is one way to dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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