Definition of Prissier

1. Adjective. (comparative of prissy) ¹

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Definition of Prissier

1. prissy [adj] - See also: prissy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prissier

prisoners
prisoners of war
prisonguard
prisonguards
prisonhouse
prisonhouses
prisoning
prisonless
prisonlike
prisonment
prisonments
prisons
priss
prissed
prisses
prissier (current term)
prissies
prissiest
prissily
prissiness
prissinesses
prissing
prissy
pristane
pristanes
pristanic
pristanic acid
pristinamycin
pristinamycine
pristinamycines

Literary usage of Prissier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"... had not yet reached the end of that prissier; interval, eight days in length, during which he seemed not to enjoy the full command of his powers; ..."

2. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"by the late Mr. prissier and his "Follies," to whom Punch expressed his gratitude in 1910. It was a "priceless" entertainment, with its "Potted Plays," ..."

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