prim 音标拼音: [pr'ɪm]
a . 规规矩矩的,呆板的,拘谨的
vt . 弄整齐,把嘴闭紧
vi . 一本正经
规规矩矩的,呆板的,拘谨的弄整齐,把嘴闭紧一本正经
prim adj 1 :
affectedly dainty or refined [
synonym : {
dainty }, {
mincing },
{
niminy -
piminy }, {
prim }, {
twee }]
2 :
exaggeratedly proper ; "
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn '
t approve of my miniskirts " [
synonym : {
priggish }, {
prim }, {
prissy },
{
prudish }, {
puritanical }, {
square -
toed }, {
straitlaced },
{
strait -
laced }, {
straightlaced }, {
straight -
laced }, {
tight -
laced }, {
victorian }]
v 1 :
assume a prim appearance ; "
They mince and prim "
2 :
contract one '
s lips ; "
She primmed her lips after every bite of food "
3 :
dress primly [
synonym : {
prim }, {
prim up }, {
prim out }]
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 ]
Prim \
Prim \,
n . [
See {
Privet }.] (
Bot )
The privet .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
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 ]
Prim \
Prim \,
v .
i .
To dress or act smartly . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prim ":
Quakerish ,
Victorian ,
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
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