PRIGGISH

priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian

(adjective) exaggeratedly proper; “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn’t approve of my miniskirts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

priggish (comparative more priggish, superlative most priggish)

Like a prig.

Synonyms

• (like a prig): prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical

Source: Wiktionary


Prig"gish, a.

Definition: Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.

– Prig"gish*ly, adv.

– Prig"gish-ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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