prim
adjective (prim, primmer, primmest)
Everyday
Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a person who sits stiffly, is too proper, or looks down on rough or silly behaviour
Examples
- She sat prim and straight with her hands in her lap. tree →
- "Don't be so prim," laughed the boy. tree →
- The prim old lady frowned at the muddy children. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «prim» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «prim» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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