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91schoolmarm — schoolmarmish, adj. /skoohl mahrm /, n. Older Use. a female schoolteacher, esp. of the old time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish. Also, schoolma am. [1835 45, Amer.; var. of SCHOOLMA AM] * * * …
92stiff — stiffish, adj. stiffly, adv. stiffness, n. /stif/, adj., stiffer, stiffest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: The motor was a little stiff from the cold… …
93stuffy — stuffily, adv. stuffiness, n. /stuf ee/, adj., stuffier, stuffiest. 1. close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. 2. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. 3. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. 4. affected with a… …
94United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
95Victorian — /vik tawr ee euhn, tohr /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets. 2. having the characteristics usually attributed to the Victorians, esp. prudishness and observance of the conventionalities. 3.… …
96political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …
97Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… …
98priggishness — noun The state or quality of being priggish …
99po-faced — adjective a) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humorless; priggish. b) Poker faced …
100blue-nosed — adjective priggish …
