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Recent Examples of priggish
Self-righteous and self-important, priggish and nagging.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for priggish
Adjective
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The entryway is grand and gilded, the staff deferential and efficient (and always greeting you by name), but flashes of modern style and edgy attitude save the place from seeming staid.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Dinner is an uncharacteristically staid menu of artichoke salad and roast chicken breast, punctuated by speeches and awards.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Statistics like these have become part of a discussion about whether the culture is growing prudish and puritanical.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Antique and vintage dealers may bring to mind dusty relics and their equally stuffy proprietors—and in some cases, this caricature is correct.—
Elizabeth Kiefer,
Architectural Digest,
11 Dec. 2025
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Sorel Brex Faux Shearling Lace-up Boots Tired of stuffy traditional winter boots?—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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When the original writer walked off, Spiegel connected Lean with playwright Robert Bolt, an important collaborator who, like the director, was the product of a puritanical childhood, during which he was considered the dunce of the family.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s founder had just taken control of Mecca with the help of a fiercely puritanical religious militia.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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The first one is a little more straitlaced and straightforward.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Love focuses on two colleagues at an Oslo hospital — Marianne, a straight (and straitlaced) doctor, and Tor, a gay male nurse.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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My shop, the 'Salt House,' is a Victorian dark history private tattoo studio complete with gold and old.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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This iconic oceanfront hotel 13 miles from Pearl Harbor National Memorial, built in 1901 as the first hotel in Waikiki Beach, is the perfect blend of Victorian elegance and modern beachy vibes.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Vance is there to lend it all prim legitimacy.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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They’re being taught how to look prim and proper while pouring the perfect cup of tea.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
6 May 2026
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“Priggish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priggish. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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