prissy Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; squeamish; nice; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow