- prissiness
- noun see prissy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prissiness
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prissiness — prɪsɪnɪs n. meticulousness, fussiness; strictness, formality; primness, affected neatness … English contemporary dictionary
prissiness — pris·si·ness … English syllables
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