Meaning & use
prim
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Stiffly formal and proper, often to the point of being easily shocked by anything improper.
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The prim librarian frowned at the students' loud laughter.
She kept a prim posture throughout the entire ceremony.
A note on using this word
Often paired with 'proper' in the fixed expression 'prim and proper,' and usually carries a mildly critical tone.
Words with a similar meaning
prudishformal
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Words with an opposite meaning
casualrelaxed
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