prim

verbs

assume a prim appearance
"They mince and prim"
prim
is a type of (narrower)
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
change
contract one's lips
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
prim
is a type of (narrower)
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
dress primly
prim, prim out, prim up

adjectives

affectedly dainty or refined
dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
is derived from
primness
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian
is derived from
primness
is derived from
primness