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prim 1
(prĭm)adj. prim·mer, prim·mest
1.
a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
b. Strait-laced; prudish.
2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.
v. primmed, prim·ming, prims
v.tr.
1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.
2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.
v.intr.
To assume a prim expression.
[Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see prime.]
prim′ly adv.
prim′ness n.
prim 2
(prĭm)[Short for obsolete primprint, of unknown origin.]
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prim
(prɪm)adj, primmer or primmest
affectedly proper, precise, or formal
vb, prims, primming or primmed
1. (tr) to make prim
2. to purse (the mouth) primly or (of the mouth) to be so pursed
[C18: of unknown origin]
ˈprimly adv
ˈprimness n
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prim
(prɪm)adj. prim•mer, prim•mest, adj.
1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish.
2. stiffly neat.
v.i.3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way.
v.t.4. to make prim, as in appearance.
5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression.
[1675–85; orig. uncertain]
prim′ly, adv.
prim′ness, n.
prim.
1. primary.
2. primitive.
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prim
Past participle: primmed
Gerund: primming
| Imperative |
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| prim |
| prim |
| Present |
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| I prim |
| you prim |
| he/she/it prims |
| we prim |
| you prim |
| they prim |
| Preterite |
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| I primmed |
| you primmed |
| he/she/it primmed |
| we primmed |
| you primmed |
| they primmed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am primming |
| you are primming |
| he/she/it is primming |
| we are primming |
| you are primming |
| they are primming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have primmed |
| you have primmed |
| he/she/it has primmed |
| we have primmed |
| you have primmed |
| they have primmed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was primming |
| you were primming |
| he/she/it was primming |
| we were primming |
| you were primming |
| they were primming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had primmed |
| you had primmed |
| he/she/it had primmed |
| we had primmed |
| you had primmed |
| they had primmed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will prim |
| you will prim |
| he/she/it will prim |
| we will prim |
| you will prim |
| they will prim |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have primmed |
| you will have primmed |
| he/she/it will have primmed |
| we will have primmed |
| you will have primmed |
| they will have primmed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be primming |
| you will be primming |
| he/she/it will be primming |
| we will be primming |
| you will be primming |
| they will be primming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been primming |
| you have been primming |
| he/she/it has been primming |
| we have been primming |
| you have been primming |
| they have been primming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been primming |
| you will have been primming |
| he/she/it will have been primming |
| we will have been primming |
| you will have been primming |
| they will have been primming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been primming |
| you had been primming |
| he/she/it had been primming |
| we had been primming |
| you had been primming |
| they had been primming |
| Conditional |
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| I would prim |
| you would prim |
| he/she/it would prim |
| we would prim |
| you would prim |
| they would prim |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have primmed |
| you would have primmed |
| he/she/it would have primmed |
| we would have primmed |
| you would have primmed |
| they would have primmed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| 2. | prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" | |
| 3. | prim - dress primly | |
| Adj. | 1. |  prim - affectedly dainty or refined refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
| 2. |  prim - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
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prim
adjective prudish, particular, formal, proper, precise, stiff, fussy, fastidious, puritanical, demure, starchy (informal), prissy (informal), strait-laced, priggish, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
liberal, relaxed, casual, informal, laid-back, easy-going, carefree
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
prim
adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:
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Translations
مُتَزَمِّت في سُلوكِه
upjatý
snerpet
pedáns
yfirmáta settlegur/stífur/formlegur
pabrėžtinai oficialiaipabrėžtinai oficialuspabrėžtinas oficialumas
pārlieku formāls/oficiāls/ieturēts
çok ciddî
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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prim
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prim
[prɪm] adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl))) (demure, person, dress) → per benino; (house, garden) → in cui nulla è fuori posto; (manner, smile) → compassato/a; (prudish) (also prim and proper) → per benino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prim
(prim) adjective(of a person, behaviour etc) too formal and correct. a prim manner; a prim old lady.
ˈprimly adverbˈprimness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.