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21prim — adj Prim, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, stuffy mean excessively concerned with what one regards as proper or right. Prim and priggish (see also COMPLACENT) both imply an excessive and conscious fastidiousness in manners and …
22complacent — complacent, self complacent, self satisfied, smug, priggish are comparable when they mean feeling or showing satisfaction especially in one s own possessions, attainments, accomplishments, or virtues. Complacent implies that a feeling of pleasure …
23prudish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prim, demure, precious, affected, precise. See affectation. Ant., liberal, open. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overnice, stilted, mincing, precise, narrow minded, illiberal, bigoted, prissy, priggish …
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25Prig — A prig (IPAEng|ˈprɪg, sometimes spelled prigg) is someone who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety; especially where the prig has the ability to show his/her superior knowledge to those who don t know the… …
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28prim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. precise, demure, formal, priggish; fussy, prudish. See affectation.Ant., casual. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stiff, formal, precise, demure, decorous, nice, orderly, tidy, cleanly, trim, spruce,… …
29prissy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, priggish, prim; sissified, effeminate. See female. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. *goody goody, straitlaced, prudish, prim, *goody two shoes, overnice, fussy, fastidious, particular,… …
30smug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sleek, trim, neat; self satisfied, complacent; priggish, conceited. See affectation, vanity.Ant., modest. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. self satisfied, complacent, conceited, vainglorious, pleased… …
