1. Affectedly dainty or refined
   "the village is as prim as it was 20 years ago";
   - mincing, niminy-piminy, twee [Brit]
    
2. Exaggeratedly proper
   "Her prim aunt disapproved of dancing";
   - priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed [archaic], straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian, bluenosed [US, informal], uptight [informal]

1. Assume a prim appearance
   "They mince and prim"
    
2. Contract one's lips
   "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
    
3. Dress primly
   "She primmed up for the formal dinner";
   - prim up [informal], prim out [informal]

Derived forms: primming, prims, primmest, primmed, primmer

See also: proper, refined

Type of: apparel [archaic], change, clothe, compact, compress, constrict, contract, dress, enclothe [rare], fit out, garb, garment, habilitate [archaic], press, raiment [archaic], squeeze, tog [informal]

Encyclopedia: Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco