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The Meaning of prim

  • (n.) The privet.
  • (a.) Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.
  • (v. t.) To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.
  • (v. i.) To dress or act smartly.

Synonyms

mincing , straitlaced , prissy , squeamish , overnice , dainty , puritanical , straightlaced , priggish , prudish , strait-laced , tight-laced , nice , straight-laced , niminy-piminy , victorian , exquisite , twee , square-toed , blue(a) , squared-toe , puritanic , prim out , prim up , neat , clean , dapper , tidy , cleanly , natty , orderly , spruce , trim , change

Antonyms

unrefined , improper , dirty , unkempt , dowdy , rude , soiled , untidy , negligent , slouchy , uncared for , disorderly , rough , slovenly

Homophones

primm

Rhymes

bihm , brim , brimm , chimb , clim , crim , crimm , dim , flim , forelimb , grim , grimm , grimme , gym , haradim , him , hymn , im , imm , jim , kibbutzim , kim , kimm , klim , klym , krim , kym , lim , limb , mckim , mim , patronym , pimm , prelim , primm , pseudonym , pymm , rim , shim , sim , simm , skim , slim , swim , synonym , timm , timme , trim , trimm , vim , whim , yim , zim