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prim /ˈprɪm/
(a.)規規矩矩的,呆板的,拘謹的(vt.)弄整齊,把嘴閉緊(vi.)一本正經
Prim, a. Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.
Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Primmed p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.
Prim, v. i. To dress or act smartly. [R.]
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prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy,
twee]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prissy, prudish,
puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced,
straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite
of food"
3: dress primly [syn: prim up, prim out]
[also: primming, primmed, primmest, primmer]