Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prim | No | Yes | Yes | No |
proper | No | Yes | No | No |
prim (adjective) | proper (adjective) |
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exaggeratedly proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
affectedly dainty or refined | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs |
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified | |
limited to the thing specified |
prim (verb) | proper (verb) |
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dress primly | |
contract one's lips | |
assume a prim appearance |