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prissy
adjective
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
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ˈpɹɪsi
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adjective
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
“Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking”
adjective
Exaggeratedly proper
“My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
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Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
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