Prissy (adjective)

  1. Excessively or affectedly neat and tidy.
  2. Overly fastidious or proper.
  3. Easily upset or offended.

Origin:

19th century: alteration of prim or primly.

Examples:

  1. She had a prissy attitude and always complained about the smallest things.
  2. He had a prissy way of speaking and it was hard to take him seriously.
  3. She looked very prissy in her fancy dress and high heels.
  4. He was so prissy that he would never get his hands dirty.
  5. The room was decorated in a prissy style with lots of lace and frills.
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