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KK Pronunciation
〔 prIm 〕
Pronunciation
〔 prim 〕
Overview of verb prim
The verb prim has 3 senses
- prim -- (assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim")
- prim -- (contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food")
- prim, prim up, prim out -- (dress primly)
Overview of adj prim
The adj prim has 2 senses
- dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee -- (affectedly dainty or refined)
- priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian -- (exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts")