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prig
(prĭg)n.
1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
2. Archaic
a. A petty thief or pickpocket.
b. A conceited dandy; a fop.
tr.v. prigged, prig·ging, prigs Chiefly British
To steal or pilfer.
[Origin unknown.]
prig′ger·y n.
prig′gish adj.
prig′gish·ly adv.
prig′gish·ness n.
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prig
(prɪɡ)n
a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded
[C18: of unknown origin]
ˈpriggery, ˈpriggishness n
ˈpriggish adj
ˈpriggishly adv
ˈpriggism n
prig
(prɪɡ)vb, prigs, prigging or prigged
another word for steal
n
another word for thief
[C16: of unknown origin]
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prig
(prɪg)n.
a person self-righteously concerned with the observance of proprieties.
[1560–70; formerly, coxcomb]
prig′gish, adj.
prig′gish•ly, adv.
prig′gish•ness, n.
prig′ger•y, n.
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prig
Past participle: prigged
Gerund: prigging
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| Noun | 1. |  prig - a person regarded as arrogant and annoyingdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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prig
noun goody-goody (informal), puritan, prude, pedant, old maid (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), Holy Joe (informal), Holy Willie (informal) She was heartily disliked by everyone as a prig and a bore.
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prig
[prɪg] N → gazmoño/a m/f, mojigato/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prig
(prig) nounˈpriggish adjectiveˈpriggishly adverbˈpriggishness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.