priggish

adjective

Definition of priggishnext
as in staid

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Recent Examples of priggish Self-righteous and self-important, priggish and nagging. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue. — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for priggish
  1. staid
  2. prudish
  3. stuffy
  4. puritanical
  5. straitlaced
  6. Victorian
  7. prim
Adjective
  • But Ossoff has also dedicated much of his Senate investigative focus to bipartisan probes on more staid topics like abuse in the foster care system, prison conditions and maternal mortality.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Investors have been going back and forth on how big of a threat generative artificial intelligence models are to staid software companies.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of staid
Adjective
  • But rather than interrogate this evil premise, the movie instead feels quite prudish.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of prudish
Adjective
  • Good Good is a group of young golfers who play out their lighter-hearted version of the traditionally stuffy sport to millions of YouTube views.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • However, during the fall and spring months, when the temperature inside the home is already comfortable, the air can get stuffy, especially if the windows have been closed due to rain, strong winds, or other unpleasant weather.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuffy
Adjective
  • Students marched against the Vietnam War, demanded racial and gender justice, challenged puritanical norms, and torched symbols of establishment power.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
  • She’s been attacked, her puritanical sister has landed from America, and murder is starting to feel less like a paranoid theory than a reasonable working assumption.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of puritanical
Adjective
  • Maki is spunky and more tomboy-ish, while Omura is the more straightlaced and serious of the two.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026
  • Six decades after the fact, even a straitlaced researcher such as myself can still wonder about a thing or two—an ex-CIA guy here, a Cuban paramilitary group there.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of straitlaced
Adjective
  • In St Leonard’s a good choice is St Benedict’s BnB, a quirky guesthouse filled with Victorian memorabilia.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Begonias, once adored during the Victorian Era, are experiencing a resurgence in popularity.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
Definition of Victorian
Adjective
  • Add heeled ballerinas, keep the rest of your outfit relatively unfussy, and let the contrast between prim and polished do the hard work.
    — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Over a period of two decades—in the prim ’50s and the looser ’60s—every stylish film in Hollywood seemed to star Audrey Hepburn.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of prim

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“Priggish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priggish. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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