priggish

adjective

Definition of priggishnext
as in staid

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  1. staid
  2. prudish
  3. stuffy
  4. puritanical
  5. straitlaced
  6. Victorian
  7. prim
Adjective
  • At two and a half very staid hours, The End is a punishing picture.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The sloping roofline and overall exterior styling outclasses plenty of luxury vehicles, BMW to Infiniti, whose once traditional appearances are now staid.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Definition of staid
Adjective
  • Emily, perhaps true to her prudish Adderall-y millennial type, is not especially flirty.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
  • So much so, in fact, that there is now a common misconception that Wimbledon spectators must subscribe to the same all-white dress code–established in the prudish 1800s to mask sweat stains–that applies only to those playing on court.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 July 2024
Definition of prudish
Adjective
  • Bingo! Alivia's tantrum hack—to keep things lighthearted—is a simple one, but a great reminder that not everything has to be so stuffy.
    Tanay Howard, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Or maybe a stuffy, lackluster atmosphere puts a damper on the entire getaway.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of stuffy
Adjective
  • In voiceover, Ai fondly recalls her own uncles and aunts sneaking out to clubs at night, partying all weekend, clashing with their elders and the more puritanical past generations stunned by the appropriation of sexier dress, style, and musical verve.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In this version, religious zealots—some imported, and some homegrown—are trying to impose a puritanical form of religious law on society.
    Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
Definition of puritanical
Adjective
  • Even television, though, began to feel straitlaced.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Doherty, then 19, became a superstar in the early ’90s playing the straitlaced but short-tempered Brenda Walsh as the show became a guilty pleasure for a generation.
    Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 14 July 2024
Definition of straitlaced
Adjective
  • What works for a seafront villa in a warm climate won’t necessarily work for a rustic barn-style home in the woods, a suburban Victorian, or a townhouse in the city.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Built in 1890 as a private estate, the boutique hotel pays homage to its Victorian roots with original wood panelling and stained glass windows.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of Victorian
Adjective
  • Gomez and her boyfriend, producer Benny Blanco, chose a classic couples' costume for their weekend celebration, with Gomez looking prim and proper in a blonde wig and dusty blue Rodarte gown to play the role of Alice.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
  • This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of prim
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