Primmed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Primming}.]
     To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected
     preciseness; to prink.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  primmed
       See {prim}