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primsy

primsy adjective: prim, demure, formal; precise.

Adjective

primsy (comparative more primsy, superlative most primsy)

  1. Prim, demure, formal; precise.
    • "Like many of her friends in Charlotte Square – the other pale, primsy girls of wealthy Edinburgh families, like Celia Calder-Haig, who always wore velvet collars […]"2013, Graham Masterton, Lady of Fortune

Forms of primsy

comparativemore primsy
superlativemost primsy

Questions about primsy

What does primsy mean?
Primsy means prim, demure, formal; precise.
What part of speech is primsy?
Primsy is an adjective.

Words near primsy in the dictionary

  1. primroses
  2. primrosey
  3. primrosing
  4. primrosy
  5. prims
  6. primsy
  7. primula
  8. primulaceous
  9. primulas
  10. primulaverin
  11. primulin

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