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PRISSY
dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
(adjective) 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”
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
prissy (comparative prissier, superlative prissiest)
Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.
(usually derogatory) Very feminine or dressy.
Well-mannered, well-behaved.
Noun
prissy (plural prissies)
A person who is excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.
Etymology
Proper noun
Prissy
A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.
Source: Wiktionary
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