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primpily

primpily adverb: in a primpy manner.

Adverb

primpily (comparative more primpily, superlative most primpily)

  1. in a primpy manner
    • "The day after the funeral the primpily attired eldest son, who had authorized access, went to the bank, emptied the contents of the safety deposit box into a Mark Cross shopping bag, and proceeded directly to Townsend's."2014, Gerald A. Browne, Stone 588

Forms of primpily

comparativemore primpily
superlativemost primpily

Origin of primpily

From primpy + -ly.

Questions about primpily

What does primpily mean?
Primpily means in a primpy manner.
What part of speech is primpily?
Primpily is an adverb.

Words near primpily in the dictionary

  1. primp up
  2. primped
  3. primper
  4. primperan
  5. primpers
  6. primpily
  7. primping
  8. primpingly
  9. primpings
  10. primps
  11. primpy

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