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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
behind the bed-and-breakfast is a prim little garden where guests are served afternoon tea
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as in Victorian
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
a very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls' dorm
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Recent Examples of prim
There were enveloping officer’s overcoats, high-gloss leather jackets, prim gowns affixed with fur accents and stark black suits.
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Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Last year may have given us Brat Summer, but things are moving in a decidedly prim direction for 2025.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
If 2023 was dominated by the ladylike Margaux bag and the prim-and-proper dressing mood that followed in its wake, then 2024 belongs to the efficient, yet extremely elegant N/S Park tote.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
This winter, turn to Cos’s leopard-print faux fur, Loulou Studio’s sleek leather midi, and Balenciaga’s cult-classic Rodeo bag for a downtown twist on the prim and proper dressing mood.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Last year may have given us Brat Summer, but things are moving in a decidedly prim direction for 2025.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
If 2023 was dominated by the ladylike Margaux bag and the prim-and-proper dressing mood that followed in its wake, then 2024 belongs to the efficient, yet extremely elegant N/S Park tote.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
This winter, turn to Cos’s leopard-print faux fur, Loulou Studio’s sleek leather midi, and Balenciaga’s cult-classic Rodeo bag for a downtown twist on the prim and proper dressing mood.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prim
Adjective
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The whole process should take 15 or 20 minutes total and will go a long way in keeping it tidy.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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Inside, four shelves help keep things tidy, and the lockable door means your stuff stays yours.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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In the story, a Victorian husband attempts to drive his heiress wife insane by subtly rearranging reality, most notably by dimming their house’s gas lighting.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
8 May 2025
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The London sewers were originally constructed during the Victorian era, when the capital city held just around four million people.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Georgina Rodríguez Georgina Rodríguez flaunts a little leg out of her black dress with lace trim.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The biggest change is a few new trim options and some subtle exterior design updates.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Over the past few years, generational warfare has only ramped up—so much so that it’s become boring to even reference: Gen Z hating on millennials for being cringe, millennials hating on Gen Z for being puritanical, and everyone hating on boomers for being, well, boomers.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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His subject, Nandy told me, exhibited all the traits of an authoritarian personality: puritanical rigidity, a constricted emotional life, fear of his own passions, and an enormous ego that protected a gnawing insecurity.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The alternative to traditional Medicare promises all the benefits of traditional Medicare in one neat private package.—
Juliette Madrigal,
Boston Herald,
12 May 2025
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In a neat touch, screens simulate a window showing views of the Moon.—
Adam Williams
May 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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That means that with cooperation and capable decision making, orderly big progress to greatly reduce these unsustainable imbalances can be made.—
Ray Dalio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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In engineering terms, this may cause a transition from linear responses (smooth, orderly, predictable) to nonlinear responses (violent and unpredictable) which cause major changes in system behavior.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Prim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prim. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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