priggish (Meaning)

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priggish (s)

exaggeratedly proper

His priggish demeanor made it challenging to have a casual conversation with him.
She had a priggish attitude towards fashion, always judging others based on their clothing choices.
The priggish behavior of the new teacher rubbed many students the wrong way.
Despite his intelligence, his priggish mannerisms made him difficult to approach.
I found her priggish comments about social etiquette rather off-putting.
His priggish sense of superiority alienated him from his peers.
The priggish tone of his voice grated on my nerves.
We could hardly enjoy ourselves with his priggish rules dictating our every move.
Her priggish insistence on following every rule to the letter bordered on obsessive.
The priggishness of his personality overshadowed any positive qualities he might have had.

exaggeratedly proper

staid, puritanical, Victorian, straightlaced, stuffy, straitlaced, prudish, prim,virtuous, nice-nelly

liberated, loose, loose, permissive, bad, indecent, lax, indecent,permissive, prurient

His priggish demeanor made it challenging to have a casual conversation with him.

She had a priggish attitude towards fashion, always judging others based on their clothing choices.

The priggish behavior of the new teacher rubbed many students the wrong way.

Despite his intelligence, his priggish mannerisms made him difficult to approach.