prim
adjective
formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
primmer
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comparativeof prim.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The brasher yet primmer Adewunmi speaks in a cosmopolitan London accent, while the quieter but more moan-prone Perkins drawls in a slight Tennessee twang.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2018
To hear the "pulpit genius," Dr. Joseph Parker, actors, authors, artists and bohemians pressed into City Temple alongside primmer Victorians.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ladies of Charles II's reign were a little coarser, a little primmer, a good deal more ignorant than those of our age.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Ernest Rhys
Mrs. Ratcliffe's pose grew perceptibly primmer as he proceeded, and he recognized that any confidence she might have had in him was being severely shaken.
From Long Odds by Harold Bindloss
She was sewing as for dear life, and her face was primmer and colder than ever.
From Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
