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prim

/prɪm/adjective

उच्चारण प्रिम

शिष्टाचार-परस्त, मर्यादावादी

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adjectiveprimmer, primmest
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    disapproving

    (of a person) always behaving in a careful, formal and correct way, and easily shocked by anything that is rude

    शिष्टाचार-परस्त, मर्यादावादी

    • prim and proper
    • The prim librarian frowned at the noisy group of students.
    • The prim headmistress insisted that every student sit up straight.
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    • She gave a prim smile and corrected the way he held his cup.
    • The prim old lady was shocked by the noisy children.

    Synonyms prudish proper formal prissy straitlaced

    Opposite relaxed informal easy-going casual

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Keep the too-proper words together: prim, prudish (easily shocked by sexual matters), prissy (too careful about behaving properly, informal), straitlaced (having very strict moral views), puritanical (having strict moral or religious views), Victorian.

अत्यधिक मर्यादावादी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: prim, prudish (यौन विषयों से जल्दी आहत होने वाला), prissy (उचित व्यवहार के प्रति अत्यधिक सावधान, अनौपचारिक), straitlaced (बहुत कठोर नैतिक विचारों वाला), puritanical (कठोर नैतिक या धार्मिक विचारों वाला), Victorian।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Prim and proper (behaving very correctly and easily shocked).

Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: prim and proper (बहुत सही व्यवहार करने वाला और जल्दी आहत होने वाला)।