prig
11Prig — A prig (IPAEng|ˈprɪg, sometimes spelled prigg) is someone who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety; especially where the prig has the ability to show his/her superior knowledge to those who don t know the… …
12prig — prìg praep. su dat. ir instr. žr. 1 prie. 1. nurodant, kad šalia daikto kas yra ar vyksta: Anas prig durimi sėdi Zt. Kiaulių migis prig tvarti Dv. Prig itam danti kitas skausta Zt. | Varnagrybis auga prig laukamu Dv. ║ nurodant, kad kas nors yra …
13prig — [[t]prɪg[/t]] n. a person self righteously concerned with the observance of proprieties • Etymology: 1560–70; formerly, coxcomb prig′gish, adj. prig′gish•ly, adv. prig′gish•ness, n. prig′ger•y, n …
14prig — prig1 priggish, adj. priggishly, adv. priggishness, n. /prig/, n. a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self righteous or irritating manner.… …
15prig — UK [prɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms prig : singular prig plural prigs someone who thinks that they are better than other people because they always obey strict moral rules Derived words: priggish adjective priggishness noun uncountable …
16prig — I. /prɪg / (say prig) noun 1. someone who is precise to an extreme in attention to principle or duty, especially in a self righteous way. 2. Obsolete a coxcomb. {origin unknown} II. /prɪg / (say prig) verb (t) (prigged, prigging) Obsolete to… …
17prig — Used of someone who is thought to be over precise in speech and manners. It has had this meaning since the late seventeenth century. ‘You horrible prig, you’ is an intimacy in An Error of Judgement, by Pamela Hansford Johnson. R.F.Delderfield …
18prig — I. noun Etymology: prig to steal Date: 1610 thief II. noun Etymology: probably from 1prig Date: 1676 1. archaic fop 2 …
19prig — [[t]prɪ̱g[/t]] prigs N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a prig, you disapprove of them because they behave in a very moral way and disapprove of other people s behaviour as though they are superior …
20prig´gish|ness — prig|gish «PRIHG ihsh», adjective. too particular about doing right in things that show outwardly; priding oneself on being better than others. –prig´gish|ly, adverb. –prig´gish|ness, noun …
