priggishly
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priggishly — adverb in a priggish manner this professor acts so priggishly like a moderator with a gavel! • Derived from adjective: ↑priggish … Useful english dictionary
Priggishly — Priggish Prig gish, a. Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. {Prig gish*ly}, adv. {Prig gish ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
priggishly — adverb see prig II … New Collegiate Dictionary
priggishly — adverb In a priggish way … Wiktionary
priggishly — prɪgɪʃlɪ adv. meticulously, strictly; arrogantly, conceitedly; pedantically, in a petty manner; in the manner of being overly concerned with one s appearance … English contemporary dictionary
priggishly — prig·gish·ly … English syllables
prude — noun Etymology: French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prode femme Date: 1704 a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum; especially a woman who shows or affects… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prig — I. noun Etymology: prig to steal Date: 1610 thief II. noun Etymology: probably from 1prig Date: 1676 1. archaic fop 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ruddigore — The first night was not altogether a success, as critics and the audience felt that Ruddygore (as it was originally spelled) did not measure up to its predecessor, The Mikado . After some changes, including respelling the title, it achieved a run … Wikipedia
Galba — /gal beuh/, n. Servius Sulpicius /serr vee euhs sul pish euhs/, 5? B.C. A.D. 69, Roman emperor A.D. 68 69. * * * in full Servius Galba Caesar Augustus orig. Servius Sulpicius Galba born Dec. 24, 3 BC died Jan. 15, AD 69, Rome Roman emperor… … Universalium
