prissy
adjective/ˈprɪsi/
/ˈprɪsi/
(informal, disapproving)- too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc. synonym prudish
- She was a prissy little girl.
- Children’s clothes that are attractive without being prissy.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of prim and sissy.
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