prigs

plural of prig
as in puritans
disapproving someone who annoys people by being very careful about proper behavior and by criticizing the behavior of other people She is too much of a prig for my liking.

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“Prigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prigs. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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