Prim

Verb

 * 1) To make affectedly precise or proper.

Adjective

 * 1) prudish, overly correct in behaviour, straight-laced

Adverbs for Prim
demurely; sedately; coyly; naturally; disagreeably; incurably; shyly; unsophisticatedly; pleasantly; uncomfortably; innocently; attractively; suddenly; unexpectedly; unaccountably; singularly; remarkably; amazingly; inscrutably; distinctly; self-consciously; bashfully; unnecessarily; needlessly; unfortunately; crudely; virtuously; prettily;

Thesaurus
bluenosed, buckram, censorious, ceremonial, ceremonious, chipper, conventional, correct, decorous, demure, formal, genteel, hidebound, in buckram, mid-Victorian, narrow, neat, nice, old-maidish, orderly, overmodest, precise, prig, priggish, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, rigid, sanctimonious, shipshape, smug, snug, spick-and-span, starch, starched, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted, straight, straitlaced, stuffy, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed, wooden

Derived terms

 * prissy

Translations

 * French: collet monté, guindé (e)

Adjective

 * 1) prime, first

Etymology
From prīmus.

Synonyms

 * întâi

Antonyms

 * ultim

Related terms

 * primăvară
 * primăvară