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priggess

priggess noun: a female prig (smugly superior person).

Noun

priggess (plural priggesses)

  1. (dated) A female prig (smugly superior person).

Forms of priggess

pluralpriggesses

Origin of priggess

From prig + -ess.

Questions about priggess

What does priggess mean?
Priggess means a female prig (smugly superior person).
What part of speech is priggess?
Priggess is a noun.
What is the plural of priggess?
The plural of priggess is priggesses.

Words near priggess in the dictionary

  1. prigger
  2. priggeries
  3. priggers
  4. priggery
  5. Prigges
  6. priggess
  7. priggesses
  8. prigging
  9. priggings
  10. Priggione
  11. priggish

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