Prissy
(adjective)
- Excessively or affectedly neat and tidy.
- Overly fastidious or proper.
- Easily upset or offended.
Origin:
19th century: alteration of prim or primly.
Examples:
- She had a prissy attitude and always complained about the smallest things.
- He had a prissy way of speaking and it was hard to take him seriously.
- She looked very prissy in her fancy dress and high heels.
- He was so prissy that he would never get his hands dirty.
- The room was decorated in a prissy style with lots of lace and frills.