prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy},
{twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish},
{puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {straightlaced},
{tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance: "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite
of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}]