prim

Plural: prims

Verb

Verb Forms: primmed, primming, prims

To give a prim expression to one's face or lips.
assume a prim appearance
- "They mince and prim"
contract one's lips
- "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
dress primly
To make one's expression prim.
To give a prim or demure expression to (one's face, mouth, or (rare) lips).
To dress (one) up affectedly or demurely.

Adjective Satellite

affectedly dainty or refined
exaggeratedly proper

Adj

Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.
Of things: Neat; trim.

Noun

A prim person.
privet

Adjective

Formally precise, proper, and often excessively formal or demure.

Examples

He had to prim his lips to avoid laughing at his opponent’s terrible Scrabble play.
Her prim refusal to use any slang words limited her vocabulary on the Words With Friends board.
prim regularity

Origin / Etymology

Of uncertain origin.

Synonyms

dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, priggish, prim out, prim up, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, twee, victorian

Scrabble Score: 8

prim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

prim: valid Words With Friends Word