Definition of Priggishnesses

1. priggishness [n] - See also: priggishness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Priggishnesses

prieve
prieved
prieves
prieving
prig
prigged
prigger
priggeries
priggers
priggery
prigging
priggings
priggish
priggishly
priggishness
priggishnesses (current term)
priggism
priggisms
prigs
prile
priles
priliximab
prill
prill sulfur
prilled
prilling
prilling tower
prillion
prills
prilocaine

Literary usage of Priggishnesses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"By-and-by he vented a number of small secondhand priggishnesses which he had caught up believing them to be the correct thing, and made it plain that even ..."

2. Preparatory Schools for Boys: Their Place in English Secondary Education by Great Britain Board of Education, Michael Sadler, C. C. Cotterill (1900)
"But one has to remember this : it is easy to sneer at the small priggishnesses and raw crudities of boyish taste, but those who have learnt to look for ..."

3. Special Reports on Educational Subjects by Great Britain Board of Education (1900)
"But one has to remember this : it is easy to sneer at the small priggishnesses and raw crudities of boyish taste, but those who have learnt to look for ..."

4. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"By-and-by he vented a number of small secondhand priggishnesses which he had caught up believing them to be the correct thing, and made it plain that even ..."

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