disapproval If you say that someone is prissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad. I grew to dislike the people from my background -- they were rather uptight and prissy. = prim. behaving very correctly and easily shocked by anything rude - used to show disapproval (Probably from prim + sissy)
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"