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