- primly prim·ly adv
- ['prɪmlɪ]
(smile, behave) da persona per benino
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
primly prim·ly adv
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Primly — Prim ly, adv. In a prim or precise manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prim — [prım] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Old French prin excellent, fine , from Latin primus; PRIME1] 1.) very formal and careful in the way you speak and behave, and easily shocked by anything rude ▪ She looked prim and nervous in her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prim — prim1 [prim] adj. primmer, primmest [< ? MFr prim, prime, first (also sharp, thin, slender; hence, neat) < L primus, first: see PRIME] stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure vt., vi. primmed, primming to assume a prim… … English World dictionary
prim — [[t]prɪ̱m[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper … English dictionary
prim — prim1 primly, adv. primness, n. /prim/, adj., primmer, primmest, v., primmed, primming. adj. 1. formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat. v.i. 2. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. v.t … Universalium
prim — adj. & v. adj. (primmer, primmest) 1 (of a person or manner) stiffly formal and precise. 2 (of a woman or girl) demure. 3 prudish. v.tr. (primmed, primming) 1 form (the face, lips, etc.) into a prim expression. 2 make prim. Derivatives: primly… … Useful english dictionary
prim — [prɪm] adj very careful about your behaviour and easily shocked primly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
