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prim and proper

prim and proper adjective: prudish, straight-laced.

Adjective

prim and proper (comparative more prim and proper, superlative most prim and proper)

  1. (idiomatic) prudish, straight-laced

Forms of prim and proper

comparativemore prim and proper
superlativemost prim and proper

Questions about prim and proper

What does prim and proper mean?
Prim and proper means prudish, straight-laced.
What part of speech is prim and proper?
Prim and proper is an adjective.

Words near prim and proper in the dictionary

  1. prilling towers
  2. prillion
  3. prills
  4. prilocaine
  5. prim
  6. prim and proper
  7. Prim's algorithm
  8. Prim-Dijkstra algorithm
  9. Prim-Jarník algorithm
  10. prima
  11. prima ballerina

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