primly

• Adverbe décrivant un comportement excessivement strict, formel ou soigné, souvent marqué par la pruderie, la réserve ou la désapprobation de ce qui est informel ou rustre.

An adverb describing behavior that is excessively proper, formal, or neat in a way that often suggests self-consciousness or disapproval of anything informal or unrefined.

1. In a prissy mannerC1formal

   In a way that is overly proper, formal, or concerned with behaving correctly.

   de manière prude

   • She sat primly on the edge of the chair, her hands folded in her lap.
   • He primly adjusted his tie before entering the room.
   • The child primly refused to eat with her fingers, insisting on a fork.

   Synonymesdemurelyprissilyproperlyprudishlystiffly

   Antonymescarelesslycasuallyinformallylooselyslovenly