Prissy Definition

prĭsē
prissier, prissiest
adjective
prissier, prissiest
Very prim or precise; fussy, prudish, etc.
Webster's New World

Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.

Wiktionary

Well-mannered, well-behaved.

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pronoun

A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.

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Other Word Forms of Prissy

Adjective

Base Form:
prissy
Comparative:
prissier
Superlative:
prissiest

Origin of Prissy

  • 1895, either an alteration of precise, or blend of prim and sissy; first attested in American writer Joel Chandler Harris.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps blend of pri(m) (si)ssy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prissy Sentence Examples

  • He had this funny, prissy way of talking, old fashioned-like... using big words when he didn't have to, always trying to impress.

  • I was aware of seeming rather prissy and an egghead because I liked using the other half of my brain as well.

  • Jessi didn't say what she wanted, that prissy Ashley wasn't the type to roam the streets with thugs.

  • Prissy looked up at me accusingly and gave a small huff.

  • It certainly is no formal, prissy garden - no clipped hedges, manicured lawns or " Keep Off The Grass " signs.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRI

Words Ending With

YSYSSY

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Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

Starts With P & Ends With YStarts With PR & Ends With YStarts With P & Ends With SY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With Y