prissiness

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noun

The state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.

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Meanings

nounprissiness (usually uncountable, plural prissinesses)

plural prissinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being excessively prim or proper.

Origin

From prissy + -ness.

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APA

prissiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prissiness

MLA

“prissiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prissiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prissiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prissiness.

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