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primmest

primmest is the superlative form of prim.

Meaning of prim

Adjective

prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest)

  1. Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
    • Philemon was in great Surprize,⁠
      And hardly could believe his Eyes,
      Amaz’d to ſee her look ſo prim;
      And ſhe admir’d as much at him.1708, [Jonathan Swift], “The Metamorphosis of Baucis and Philemon, Burlesqu’d; from the 8th Book of Ovid”, in Baucis and Philemon; a Poem. […], London: […] H. Hills, […], published 1709, →OCLC, page 8
  2. (broadly) Prudish; straight-laced.
    • He took great joy in the knight's two daughters. The younger was the more beautiful, but so prim she hardly spoke to Goldmund.1968, Ursule Molinaro, transl., Narcissus and Goldmund, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, translation of Narziß und Goldmund by Hermann Hesse, page 105
  3. Of things: Neat; trim.
    • prim regularity

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Questions about primmest

What is primmest the superlative form of?
Primmest is the superlative form of prim.

Words near primmest in the dictionary

  1. primly
  2. Primm
  3. primmed
  4. primmer
  5. primmers
  6. primmest
  7. primming
  8. Primms
  9. primness
  10. primnesses
  11. primnoid

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