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primly

 

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Adverbial primly has 1 sense
  1. primly, prissily - in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily"
    Derived from adjective prim2

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Primly

Definition:

Primly is an adverb that describes the manner in which someone behaves or presents themselves in a formal, proper, or excessively neat and tidy fashion.

Examples:

1. She sat primly at the edge of the chair with her hands neatly folded in her lap.

2. The young girl primly sipped her tea, making sure not to make a mess.

3. He always dresses primly, with perfectly pressed shirts and polished shoes.

Synonyms:

primitive primitive art primitive person primitively primitiveness primitives primitivism primla primly primness primo primo part primodial primogenitor primogeniture primogeniture primopdf

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