trig

¹trig

adjective \ˈtrig\

Definition of TRIG

1

: stylishly or jauntily trim <everything was trim and trig and bright — Mark Twain>

2

: extremely precise : prim

3

dialect chiefly British : firm, vigorous

Examples of TRIG

1. <to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike>

Origin of TRIG

Middle English, trusty, nimble, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tryggr faithful; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true

First Known Use: 1513

Related to TRIG

Synonyms

antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, neat, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed

Antonyms

disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Related Words

dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce; immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless; rakish, sleek, streamlined, taut; organized, straight, systematic

Near Antonyms

scruffy, seedy, shabby, slipshod, sloppy; dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, sordid, squalid; dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), rumpled, tousled, tumbled; disorganized, unsystematic

Rhymes with TRIG

big, brig, cig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, twig, vig, Whig, wig, zig

²trig

noun

Definition of TRIG

: trigonometry

Origin of TRIG

by shortening

First Known Use: circa 1878

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb