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Definition of Priggishness
1. Noun. Exaggerated and arrogant properness.
Exact synonyms: Primness
Generic synonyms: Correctitude, Properness, Propriety
Derivative terms: Priggish, Prim
Generic synonyms: Correctitude, Properness, Propriety
Derivative terms: Priggish, Prim
Definition of Priggishness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being priggish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Priggishness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Priggishness
Literary usage of Priggishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Guillotine by William Wallace Whitelock (1903)
"Stephen Brice—priggishness, Doctor? Why, I thought that was the normal, approved
state of the hero of a novel. Hugh Wynne—Mr. Clemens, this gentleman shows ..."
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