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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
behind the bed-and-breakfast is a prim little garden where guests are served afternoon tea
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as in Victorian
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
a very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls' dorm
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Recent Examples of prim
Oscar sadly is too prim and proper to reward its raw sexuality.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Who can forget the sparkling black halterneck dress worn by Isabella Rossellini’s femme fatale lounge singer in Blue Velvet, or the prim cardigans worn by Naomi Watts in Muholland Drive as Betty, a wide-eyed, small-town girl arriving in Los Angeles for the first time?
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Last year may have given us Brat Summer, but things are moving in a decidedly prim direction for 2025.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Who can forget the sparkling black halterneck dress worn by Isabella Rossellini’s femme fatale lounge singer in Blue Velvet, or the prim cardigans worn by Naomi Watts in Muholland Drive as Betty, a wide-eyed, small-town girl arriving in Los Angeles for the first time?
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Last year may have given us Brat Summer, but things are moving in a decidedly prim direction for 2025.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prim
Adjective
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The Omen Transcend dons a white chassis and is supported by a slim shaft with a hole in the center to keep the cords tidy.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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Interestingly, in one final sustainability twist, the packaging for each monitor can be reused to help keep the workspace tidy.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Or the shotgun houses with their Victorian embellishments.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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From the outside, Atlantic will look like a Victorian aquarium with floor-to-ceiling glass walls as the restaurant appears to float on the shimmering waters of Neptune’s Pool.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stain tends to interact with natural wood grain, which can create variations that clash with siding, trim, and even your outdoor furniture.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry both showed up to the Vanity Fair party, this year held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, sporting a very tightly trim fringe.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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Raising the stakes were the injunctions of the Hays Code, whose puritanical rules demanded that studio filmmakers in Hollywood shy away from depictions of interracial romance.—
Mayukh Sen,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2025
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With their charismatic leadership, organizational skills, puritanical ideology, and internal solidarity, HTS and other militant groups were the unintended beneficiaries.—
Fawaz A. Gerges,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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David Phelan There were workarounds before now, such as the neat AirFly connector which was the best way to solve the problem.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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For some, the bullet holes seemed too neat to be real, which led to theories that Siragusa had drilled the holes herself.—
Patricia Hernandez,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Resolution of intense congressional conflicts over spending that have led to shutdowns is aided, indirectly but powerfully, by the evidence of public unhappiness with the practice of not handling appropriations in an orderly, adult manner.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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The American frontier is symbolized by the independent cowboy; Canada's by the orderly Mountie.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Prim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prim. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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