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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

primpy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From primp + -y.

Meanings

  1. fastidious in the matters of appearance, cosmetics, and toilet
    • "You humans were so embarrassed by our rejection you made up this stupid story about how we are so vain and primpy that we cannot do any manual work when it was you who were the wimps." 2006, A. Keener, Mist Island: Welcome to Your Destiny:

Forms

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more primpy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most primpy Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

primpily