prig
noun
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
prigged
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past participleof prig.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof prig.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
prignouna person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
Example Sentences
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"Hallo!" shouted one of those at the cards, "here's Jack Brereton has prigged the ace of hearts."
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
Ay, my father prigged sair to get one fou day in the month, and he said, 'Syne if I die sudden, there's thirty chances to one that I gang to heaven, so it's worth risking.'
From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
In coorse these is first prigged raw, and sold to gents in my line of bis'ness, who either manufacters them themselves, or sells 'em to gents as does.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 by Various
To-day my Thermos flask in a leather case, in which I carry my lunch, was prigged from the kitchen.
From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Betty Keays-Young Salmon
I never thought no more about it till I 'card as 'ow a will had been prigged, and as 'ow you 'ad got the tin wot t'other cove ought to 'ave 'ad.
From A Woman's Burden by Fergus Hume
