PRIM as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • dress primly
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) prim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • contract one’’s lips
    Usage Example(s)
    • She primmed her lips after every bite of food
    Hypernyms(s) prim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • assume a prim appearance
    Usage Example(s)
    • They mince and prim
    Hypernyms(s) prim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

PRIM as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • exaggeratedly proper
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn”t approve of my miniskirts
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  2. Meaning
    • affectedly dainty or refined
    Synonym(s) Similar To