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
- 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 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.
Source and license
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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