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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}
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