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The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.

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PRIM definition: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.

PRIM definition: formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat. See examples of prim used in a sentence.

1. formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish. 2. stiffly neat. 3. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. 4. to make prim, as in appearance. 5. to draw (one's features) into a prim expression. …

If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude.

Prim means polite, straight-laced, even twee. Many characters in Jane Austen novels are prim and proper.

PRIM meaning: 1 : very formal and proper; 2 : easily shocked or upset by rude behavior, comments, etc.

PRIM meaning: 1. very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude: 2. very formal and…. Learn more.