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Priggish (Adjective)

Meaning

Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • Her priggish demeanor made her come across as superior to her more laid-back colleagues but was actually a mask for her own self-doubt.
  • His uptight, priggish attitude towards politics made him unpopular among his more moderate friends who valued freedom of expression.
  • The priggish attitude of the school's administrators towards student art was stifling creativity and freedom of self-expression.
  • Emily's mother was notoriously priggish and insisted on correct etiquette and behavior at all times, even on casual family outings.
  • Professor Thompson's priggish approach to teaching literature was off-putting to many students who valued a more nuanced and open-minded approach to interpretation.

Synonyms

  • Tight-laced
  • Prissy
  • Puritanical
  • Square-toed
  • Straitlaced
  • Straight-laced
  • Strait-laced
  • Straightlaced
  • Prudish
  • Victorian
  • Prim

Related Words

  • Priggishness (noun)
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