pris´si|ness

pris´si|ness
pris|sy «PRIHS ee», adjective, -si|er, -si|est. U.S. Informal.
1. too precise and fussy: »

For nearly three hours—poised, precise, prissy—[he] detailed his secret career as a Communist and a spy (Time).

2. too easily shocked; overnice: »

a prissy mama's boy.

[American English, perhaps humorous alteration of precise, or precious]
pris´si|ly, adverb.
pris´si|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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