- prick-me-dainty
- prickˈ-me-dainˈty noun (Scot)An affected personadjectiveOver-precise• • •Main Entry: ↑prick
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prick-me-dainty
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der-, heavy basis derǝ-, drē- — der , heavy basis derǝ , drē English meaning: to cut, split, skin (*the tree) Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schinden, die Haut abziehen, abspalten, spalten” Note: Root der , heavy basis derǝ , drē : “to cut, split, skin (*the tree)”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
prickmedainty — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: prick (II) + me + dainty chiefly Scotland : affectedly nice : goody goody II. noun chiefly Scotland : an affectedly nice person … Useful english dictionary
