primmer;
primmest
primmer;
primmest
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIM
[or more prim; most prim]
1
sometimes disapproving
a
:
very formal and proper
b
:
easily shocked or upset by rude behavior, comments, etc.
2
:
very neat in appearance
— primly
adverb
-
She was primly dressed.
-
She spoke to him primly.
— primness
noun
[noncount]