prig meaning in Hindi
दंभी dambhī
/pɹɪɡ/
prig in Hindi: दंभी (dambhī). In English, prig means a deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
Hindi words for prig
- prig, fop
- दंभी dambhī
English meaning of prig
- noun A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- noun A conceited dandy; a fop.
- noun A tinker.
- noun A petty thief or pickpocket.
prig in a sentence
- to prig a handkerchief
Synonyms of prig
- goody-goody
- prude
- puritan
- carpet knight
- dandy
- dood
- fashionable
- fast man
- fine gentleman
- fop
- fribble
- gallant
prig in other languages
Questions about prig in Hindi
- What is the meaning of prig in Hindi?
- Prig in Hindi is दंभी (dambhī).
- prig का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Prig: दंभी (dambhī).
- What does prig mean in English?
- Prig means a deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
Source and license
Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “prig”: दंभी. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: prig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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