adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a prim bouquet of white flowers
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had written her several letters, and had had two prim replies.
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Her blush faded; she made herself prim .
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His mouth was set in a prim , pained expression of disapproval.
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Sometimes a student would make a grammatical error in the course of an answer and Martinez would counter with a prim correction.