priggishness
91priggish — /ˈprɪgɪʃ/ (say prigish) adjective excessively precise, especially in an affectedly superior or high minded way. {prig1 + g + ish1} –priggishly, adverb –priggishness, noun …
92arrogance — [n] exaggerated self opinion airs, aloofness, audacity, bluster, braggadocio, brass*, cheek*, chutzpah*, conceit, conceitedness, contemptuousness, crust*, disdain, disdainfulness, ego, egotism, gall, haughtiness, hauteur, high handedness, hubris …
93pietism — n. unquestioning religious devotion; priggishness. ♦ pietist, n …
94prig — prig1 [prig] n. [< 16th c. cant < ?] 1. a person who is annoyingly smug in his or her moral behavior, attitudes, etc. 2. a person who is annoyingly fastidious about rules, small details, etc. priggery n. priggism priggish adj. priggishly… …
95schoolmarm — ☆ schoolmarm [sko͞ol′märm΄, sko͞ol′mäm΄ ] n. 1. Old fashioned a woman schoolteacher 2. Informal any person whose attitudes and behavior resemble those often attributed to schoolmarms, as pedantry, priggishness, or prudishness schoolmarmish adj …
96prig — n. a self righteously correct or moralistic person. Derivatives: priggery n. priggish adj. priggishly adv. priggishness n. Etymology: 16th c. cant, = tinker: orig. unkn …
97priggish — adjective exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑prudish, ↑puritanical, ↑square toed, ↑straitlaced, ↑strait laced, ↑ …
98properness — noun correct or appropriate behavior • Syn: ↑propriety, ↑correctitude • Ant: ↑improperness, ↑impropriety (for: ↑propriety) • Derivationally related forms …
99prudish — adjective exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑puritanical, ↑square toed, ↑straitlaced, ↑strait laced, ↑ …
100square-toed — adjective 1. exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑prudish, ↑puritanical, ↑straitlaced, ↑strait laced, ↑ …
