English - Turkish
Definition of priggishness in English Turkish dictionary
- hırsızlık
- kibirlilik
- prig
- ukalâ
- prig
- hırsız
- prig
- ukala
- prig
- özünü beğenmiş
- prig
- {i} bilgiç
- prig
- {i} doğruluk
- prig
- priggish ukalâ
- prig
- priggishlytitizlikle
- prig
- priggishnesskibirlilik
- prig
- {i} fazilet
- prig
- {i} kendini beğenmiş
- prig
- çalmak
- prig
- aşırmak
- prig
- biçimci ve tutucu ukalâ
- prig
- yürütmek
- prig
- {i} ahlaken kendini üstün gören kuralcı kişi, herkese ahlak hocalığı yapan kimse
- priggery
- ukalalık
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English - English
Definition of priggishness in English English dictionary
- exaggerated and arrogant properness
- The state or quality of being priggish
- {i} meticulousness. strictness; pedanticalness, pettiness; conceit, arrogance; primness, state of being overly concerned with one's appearance
- priggery
- prig
- A conceited dandy; a fop
- prig
- A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner
- prig
- A petty thief or pickpocket
- prig
- {n} a conceited fellow
- prig
- {v} to steal, haggle
- prig
- To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief
- prig
- To cheapen
- prig
- disapproval If you call someone a prig, you disapprove of them because they behave in a very moral way and disapprove of other people's behaviour as though they are superior. someone who behaves in a morally good way and shows that they disapprove of the way other people behave - used to show disapproval (Probably from prig (17-19 centuries), perhaps from prig (16-19 centuries))
- prig
- To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard
- prig
- to haggle or argue over price
- prig
- {i} meticulous or strict person; pedant, one who concerns himself with trivial details; arrogant person; prissy person, preener
- prig
- A thief; a filcher
- prig
- A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow
- prig
- a person regarded as arrogant and annoying