adj
Meaning 1
Like a prig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
priggish
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪɡɪʃ
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
exaggeratedly proper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English prig Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English priggish From prig + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: педантичен (pedantičen) — like a prig
- Dutch: preuts — like a prig
- Dutch: puriteins — like a prig
- French: suffisant — like a prig
- Greek: ηθικολόγος (ithikológos) — like a prig
- Irish: saoithíneach — like a prig
- Irish: feimíneach — like a prig
- Irish: ceartaiseach — like a prig