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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)n.
A privet.
[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 |
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| I have primmed |
| you have primmed |
| he/she/it has primmed |
| we have primmed |
| you have primmed |
| they have primmed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was primming |
| you were primming |
| he/she/it was primming |
| we were primming |
| you were primming |
| they were primming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had primmed |
| you had primmed |
| he/she/it had primmed |
| we had primmed |
| you had primmed |
| they had primmed |
| Future |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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. [画像:prim - affectedly dainty or refined]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. [画像:prim - exaggeratedly proper]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
liberal, relaxed, casual, informal, laid-back, easy-going, carefree
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prim
adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:
bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.
Idiom: prim and proper.
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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
prim
[prɪm] ADJ (primmer (compar) (primmest (superl))) (also prim and proper) (= formal) → formal, estirado ; (= demure) → remilgado, cursi ; (= prudish) → mojigato, gazmoñoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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 beninoCollins 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. sedig مُتَزَمِّت في سُلوكِه морален cerimonioso upjatý steif snerpet αυστηρά τυπικός, σεμνότυφος formal, remilgado peps خشک و رسمی sovinnainen guindé מעודן .तकल्लुक-मिजाज ukočen, preozbiljan, iron.kao stara frajla pedáns terlalu sopan yfirmáta settlegur/stífur/formlegur cerimonioso 堅苦しい 깐깐한 pabrėžtinai oficialus, santūrus pārlieku formāls/oficiāls/ieturēts sangat tertib preuts snerpet, prippen sztywny خشك او رسمى سړۍ cerimonioso afectat, scorţos чопорный odmeraný, upätý prisiljen, poškrobljen korektan prudentlig, strikt สงบเสงี่ยม çok ciddî 一本正經的,古的 манірний; формальний نفيس، نازک nghiêm túc 一本正经的,古板的
ˈprimly adverb sedig بِتَزَمُّت прeкалено морално com cerimônia škrobeně steif snerpet τυπικά, σεμνότυφα formalmente, remilgadamente peenutsevalt بطور خشک و رسمی sovinnaisesti d'une manière guindée בְּדִקדוּק יֶתֶר आडंम्बर से ukočen kimérten, pedánsan dengan sopan yfirmáta settlega in modo cerimonioso 堅苦しく 깐깐하게 pabrėžtinai oficialiai, santūriai pārlieku formāli/stīvi dgn sangat tertib preuts snerpet, prippent sztywnie په وچه او رسمي توګه com cerimónia afectat; cu afectare чопорно odmerane prisiljeno korektno prudentligt, strikt อย่างสงบเสงี่ยม ciddî bir şekilde 一本正經地,拘謹地 манірно نفاست سے một cách nghiêm túc 一本正经地,拘谨地
ˈprimness noun sedigheid تَزَمُّت прeкалена моралност cerimônia upjatost die Steifheit snerpethed τυπικότητα, σεμνοτυφία formalidad, etiqueta pirtsakus شق و رق بودن sovinnaisuus façons compassées דַייקָנוּת तुनकमिजाजी, पाखंडता ukočenost, preozbiljnost kimértség, pedánsság kesopanan yfirmáta formleg/settleg framkoma compitezza 堅苦しさ 깐깐함 pabrėžtinas oficialumas, santūrumas pārlieka formalitāte/stīvums ketertiban preutsheid snerpethet, prippenhet sztywność رسمۍ او وچ اوسيدل cerimónia afectare чопорность odmeranosť nesproščenost korektnost prudentlighet ความสงบเสงี่ยม resmîyet 一本正經 манірність نفاست، نزاکت tính nghiêm túc 一本正经
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