prissy

UK: /ˈprɪsi/ US: /ˈprɪsi/ ,(pris′ē)

Inflections of 'prissy' (adj):

prissier

adj comparative

prissiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pris•sy /ˈprɪsi/   adj., -si•er, -si•est. 

1. overly proper; too carefully correct and fussy;
   prim.

pris•si•ly /ˈprɪsəli/  adv. 
pris•si•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pris•sy  (pris′ē), adj., -si•er, -si•est. 

1. excessively proper;
   affectedly correct;
   prim.

• blend of, blended prim¹ and sissy 1890–95, American.

pris′si•ly, adv. 
pris′si•ness, n. 

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prissy / ˈprɪsɪ/ adjective ( -sier, -siest)

1. fussy and prim, esp in a prudish way

Etymology: 20th Century: probably from prim + sissy

ˈprissily adverb

ˈprissiness noun