| n. | 1. | (Bot) The privet. |
| a. | 1. | Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; |
| v. t. | 1. | To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. |
| v. i. | 1. | To dress or act smartly. |
| Verb | 1. | prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" |
| 2. | prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" | |
| 3. | prim - dress primly | |
| Adj. | 1. | prim - affectedly dainty or refined |
| 2. | prim - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" Synonyms: priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical |