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The meaning of PRIM is stiffly formal and proper : decorous. How to use prim in a sentence.

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PRIM meaning: 1 : very formal and proper; 2 : easily shocked or upset by rude behavior, comments, etc.

And though early storytellers call her a "seamstress," conjuring visions of prim needlework in the parlor, she was, in fact, an upholsterer, a profession that attracted both women and men.

If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude.

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To assume a prim expression. [Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see prime.]

Jan 28, 2026 · As with English first, prim is considered an intrinsically definite adjective and is usually articulated. Indefinite use is also possible: un prim pas (“a first step”).

primp (v.) 1801, "dress or deck (oneself) in a formal and affected manner," probably an extension of prim (q.v.) in its verbal "dress up" sense; compare Scottish primpit "delicate, nice" (c. 1739). Related: …