PRIGGISHNESS

Meaning of PRIGGISHNESS in English

noun

( -es )

1. : the quality or state of being priggish

2. : a priggish act or piece of conduct

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PRIGGISHNESS — noun see: prig
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIGGISHNESS — n. meticulousness. strictness; pedanticalness, pettiness; conceit, arrogance; primness, state of being overly concerned with one's appearance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRIGGISHNESS — see prig II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIGGISHNESS — ➡ prig
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIGGISHNESS — See main entry: ↑ prig
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIGGISHNESS — педантичность
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIGGISHNESS — педантичность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRIGGISHNESS — (n) самодовольство
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PRIGGISHNESS — педантичность
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIGGISHNESS — педантичность
Англо-Русский словарь
PROPER — I. ˈpräpə(r) adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English propre proper, own, from Old French, from Latin proprius own, …
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PRIGGISM — I. ˈpriˌgizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: prig (III) + -ism archaic : thievishness , roguery II. noun ( -s …
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SCHOOLMARM — noun or school·ma'am R ˈ ̷ ̷ˌmä(r)m, - R -ˌmȧm, R & -R -ˌmam, -ˌmaa(ə)m ( -s ) 1. : a woman …
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PRIGGERY — -gərē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: prig (IV) + -ery : priggishness
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PRIGGISM — /prig"iz euhm/ , n. priggish character or ideas; priggishness. [ 1735-45; PRIG 1 + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIG — prig 1 — priggish , adj. — priggishly , adv. — priggishness , n. /prig/ , n. a person who …
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FINLEY, MARTHA — born April 26, 1828, Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. died Jan. 29, 1909, Elkton, Md. prolific and, in her day, immensely popular …
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PRIG — prig /prɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from prig 'showy man' (17-19 centuries) , perhaps …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIG — n. a self-righteously correct or moralistic person. øøpriggery n. priggish adj. priggishly adv. priggishness n. [16th-c. cant, = tinker: orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRIG — n. a self-righteously correct or moralistic person. priggery n. priggish adj. priggishly adv. priggishness n. [ 16th-c. cant, = tinker: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIG — n. a self-righteously correct or moralistic person. Derivatives: priggery n. priggish adj. priggishly adv. priggishness n. Etymology: 16th-c. cant, tinker: …
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