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1 priggishness
noun îngâmfare; suficienţă -
2 prig
[priɡ](a person who is too satisfied with his/her own behaviour, beliefs etc.) persoană îngâmfată; încrezut- priggish- priggishly
- priggishness
См. также в других словарях:
priggishness — noun see prig II … New Collegiate Dictionary
priggishness — noun The state or quality of being priggish … Wiktionary
priggishness — noun exaggerated and arrogant properness • Syn: ↑primness • Derivationally related forms: ↑prim (for: ↑primness), ↑priggish • Hypernyms: ↑propriety, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prig — noun (C) someone who obeys moral rules very carefully, and shows in an annoying way that they think they are better than other people priggish adjective priggishness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prig — I. noun Etymology: prig to steal Date: 1610 thief II. noun Etymology: probably from 1prig Date: 1676 1. archaic fop 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
prig — UK [prɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms prig : singular prig plural prigs someone who thinks that they are better than other people because they always obey strict moral rules Derived words: priggish adjective priggishness noun uncountable … English dictionary
priggish — adjective self righteously moralistic and superior. Derivatives priggishly adverb priggishness noun … English new terms dictionary
priggish — /ˈprɪgɪʃ/ (say prigish) adjective excessively precise, especially in an affectedly superior or high minded way. {prig1 + g + ish1} –priggishly, adverb –priggishness, noun …
primness — noun 1. excessive or affected modesty • Syn: ↑prudishness, ↑prudery, ↑Grundyism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishness), ↑prim … Useful english dictionary
priggery — noun a) thievery or roguery b) priggishness … Wiktionary
properness — noun correct or appropriate behavior • Syn: ↑propriety, ↑correctitude • Ant: ↑improperness, ↑impropriety (for: ↑propriety) • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary