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The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.

Definition of prim adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PRIM definition: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.

If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude.

Factsheet What does the adjective prim mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective prim. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat. (especially of a woman or girl) excessively demure or modest. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. to make …

1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish. 2. stiffly neat. 3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. 4. to make prim, as in appearance. 5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression. …

Prim means polite, straight-laced, even twee. Many characters in Jane Austen novels are prim and proper.