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prig meaning in Kannada

ಅತಿನಿಷ್ಠ

/pɹɪɡ/

prig in Kannada: ಅತಿನಿಷ್ಠ, ತೀರಾ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನವ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ. 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.

Kannada words for prig

ಅತಿನಿಷ್ಠ, ತೀರಾ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನವ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ

English meaning of prig

  1. noun A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
  2. noun A conceited dandy; a fop.
  3. noun A tinker.
  4. noun A petty thief or pickpocket.

Full definition of prig

prig in a sentence

  • to prig a handkerchief

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Questions about prig in Kannada

What is the meaning of prig in Kannada?
Prig in Kannada is ಅತಿನಿಷ್ಠ, ತೀರಾ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನವ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ.
prig ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Prig: ಅತಿನಿಷ್ಠ, ತೀರಾ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನವ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿ.
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.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: prig (page history and authors). 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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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