prim

«prim» in Mova's school dictionary: Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (prim, primmer, primmest)

meaning for a pupil

Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, a person who sits stiffly, is too proper, or looks down on rough or silly behaviour

examples

• She sat prim and straight with her hands in her lap. tree →
• "Don't be so prim," laughed the boy. tree →
• The prim old lady frowned at the muddy children. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.