Synonyms for prissy
- adjective
Most common
straight-laced prim puritanical prudish dainty squeamish fastidious
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Prudish
prudish, prim, straight-laced, puritanical, proper, tight-laced, priggish, square-toed dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
- adj. 2
Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate.
Related words
- Word family
- prissily
Example sentences
- prim She was a rather prim and proper young lady.
- puritanical It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- prudish "You're sexist." " And I think you're prudish."
- dainty Her sweet, kind face features a dainty pig's snout.
- squeamish Tom is very squeamish and passes out at the sight of blood.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prissy | rising | |
| prim | rising | |
| puritanical | steady | |
| prudish | rising | |
| dainty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1, prim1
- 6 letters
- proper2, dainty2
- 7 letters
- prudish2
- 8 letters
- priggish, overnice
- 9 letters
- squeamish2
- 10 letters
- fastidious4
- 11 letters
- puritanical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proper2 = 2 syllables).