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UK
/pɹˈɪm/
]
[ US /ˈpɹɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɪm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- affectedly dainty or refined
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exaggeratedly proper
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
VERB
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contract one's lips
She primmed her lips after every bite of food -
assume a prim appearance
They mince and prim - dress primly
How To Use prim In A Sentence
- An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West
- Several selections contain strings of double notes, primarily thirds and sixths.
- Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses. Caesars’ Wives
- An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
- Prior to the 19th century, the region's social structure - outside of a few major cities, including Baghdad - was organized primarily around relatively isolated tribal confederations.
- ` ` And come playoff time, you're in prime time, so you're going to have a little more focus, a little more energy, and your rhythm is there. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Dallas vs. Golden State
- Half are doing as well at reading, writing and arithmetic as white British pupils at primary school. The Sun
- We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
- The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss