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prissiness

prissiness noun: the state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.

Noun

prissiness (usually uncountable, plural prissinesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.

Forms of prissiness

pluralprissinesses

Origin of prissiness

From prissy + -ness.

Questions about prissiness

What does prissiness mean?
Prissiness means the state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.
What part of speech is prissiness?
Prissiness is a noun.
What is the plural of prissiness?
The plural of prissiness is prissinesses.

Words near prissiness in the dictionary

  1. prissified
  2. prissifies
  3. prissify
  4. prissifying
  5. prissily
  6. prissiness
  7. prissinesses
  8. prissing
  9. prissing around
  10. prisspot
  11. prisspots

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