prissily
- a word derived from prissy.
Example Sentences
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He accused Mr. Venturi’s critics of “preoccupation with a rather prissily puristic aesthetic.”
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2018
It's no fun prissily adhering to grammatical rules if it's mandatory.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2010
Loretta Young is a prissily elegant mayor from Maine.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This leaves the prissily played Hundert sadder and wiser.
From Time Magazine Archive
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She took note of Leslie and asked for an introduction, which one of the girls prissily gave.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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