prim and proper

Adjective

Meaning

prim and proper (comparative more prim and proper, superlative most prim and proper)

(idiomatic) prudish, straight-laced

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

victorian prissy prim starchy goody-goody prudish strait-laced priggish old-maidish moralistic niminy-piminy

Antonyms

libertarian permissive laissez faire latitudinarian overindulgent

Examples

I don't consider myself to be a quote-unquote "good girl". I'm not prim and proper and polite. Alicia Witt

Close letter words and terms

prilocaine Prilosec prim prim gut prim out prim up