'Prim' definitions:

Definition of 'prim'

From: WordNet
adjective
Affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee]
adjective
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight- laced, victorian]
verb
Assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
verb
Contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
verb
Dress primly [syn: prim, prim up, prim out]

Definition of 'Prim'

From: GCIDE
  • Prim \Prim\, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prim'

From: GCIDE
  • Prim \Prim\, n. [See Privet.] (Bot) The privet. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prim'

From: GCIDE
  • Prim \Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See Prime, a.] Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prim'

From: GCIDE
  • Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Primmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'prim'

From: GCIDE
  • Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print, primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut and trimmed. See, Prim, a., and cf. Prime to prune, Prim, n., Prie, n.] (Bot.) An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim. [1913 Webster]
  • Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia.
  • Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern.
  • Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prim'

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Words containing 'Prim'