Definition of prissy Prissy

/pɹɪˈsi/ - [prisee] - pris•sy

We found 5 definitions of prissy from 3 different sources.

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What does prissy mean?

WordNet

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Adjective

prissy - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
  priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
  proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
prissy - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
  dainty, nice, overnice, squeamish
  fastidious giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
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  • prissy, adjective.

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