Associations to the word «Prissy»

Wiktionary

PRISSY, adjective. Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy
PRISSY, adjective. Well-mannered, well-behaved
PRISSY, proper noun. A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.

Dictionary definition

PRISSY, adjective. Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
PRISSY, adjective. 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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn