prissy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- prissily adverb
- prissiness noun
Etymology
Origin of prissy
Example Sentences
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UIC’s prissy bullies, like fanatics generally, have no sense of irony.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Acknowledging this by seeking better language is a basic effort to be polite, not prissy.
From Scientific American • Feb. 20, 2021
In the novel, John is prissy and deeply neurotic, anti-sex and anti-fun.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2020
I joined Blue Peter when I was 28, so I wasn’t going to be living a nun-like existence, but the first responsibility was always – it sounds so prissy – to the viewer.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019
The kind I wouldn’t mind squatting in under different circumstances—although the decor is a little too prissy for my tastes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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