n.
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from 1 prig
Date: 1676
1 archaic : FOP
2 archaic : FELLOW , PERSON
3 : one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
– prig · gery \ -g ə -r ē \ noun
– prig · gish \ ' pri-gish \ adjective
– prig · gish · ly adverb
– prig · gish · ness noun