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prim
/ˈprɪm/
(a.)規規矩矩的,呆板的,拘謹的(vt.)弄整齊,把嘴閉緊(vi.)一本正經
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prim
n.
Bot
The
privet
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prim
,
a.
Formal
;
precise
;
affectedly
neat
or
nice
;
as
,
prim
regularity
;
a
prim
person
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prim
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Primmed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Primming
.]
To
deck
with
great
nicety
;
to
arrange
with
affected
preciseness
;
to
prink
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prim
,
v. i.
To
dress
or
act
smartly
. [
R
.]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
prim
adj
1:
affectedly
dainty
or
refined
[
syn
:
dainty
,
mincing
,
niminy-piminy
,
twee
]
2:
exaggeratedly
proper
; "
my
straitlaced
Aunt
Anna
doesn't
approve
of
my
miniskirts
" [
syn
:
priggish
,
prissy
,
prudish
,
puritanical
,
square-toed
,
straitlaced
,
strait-laced
,
straightlaced
,
straight-laced
,
tight-laced
,
victorian
]
v
1:
assume
a
prim
appearance
; "
They
mince
and
prim
"
2:
contract
one's
lips
; "
She
primmed
her
lips
after
every
bite
of
food
"
3:
dress
primly
[
syn
:
prim up
,
prim out
]
[
also
:
primming
,
primmed
,
primmest
,
primmer
]
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