All priggish synonyms
prig
P p adj priggish
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- inkhorn — a small container of horn or other material, formerly used to hold writing ink.
- humorless — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- proper — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- formalistic — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- goody-goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- genteel — belonging or suited to polite society.
- donnish — resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic.
adjective priggish
- overexact — Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
- humourless — (British spelling, Canadian) alternative spelling of humorless.