prig·gish
ˈpriɡiSH/
adjective
adjective: priggish
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self-righteously moralistic and superior.“a priggish little pedant”
synonyms: self-righteous, moralistic, holier-than-thou, sanctimonious, prudish, puritanical, prim, strait-laced, stuffy, prissy, governessy, narrow-minded; informalgoody-goody, starchy“Miss Sinclair couldn’t possibly have been as priggish as she seemed way back then”antonyms: broad-minded
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