primly

• Advérbio que descreve comportamento excessivamente correto, formal ou arrumado, frequentemente indicando timidez ou desaprovação de tudo que é informal ou grosseiro.

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.

   Com afetação

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdemurelyprissilyproperlyprudishlystiffly

   Antônimoscarelesslycasuallyinformallylooselyslovenly